tantri

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (tantri), from Old Javanese tantri, from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra, “a class of works teaching magical and mystical formularies”). Compare to English tantra. Doublet of tentara and tenteram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtantri]
• Hyphenation: tan‧tri

Noun

tantri

1. (literature) A prosaic fable from Pancatantra.

Further reading

• “tantri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

tantri

1. Romanization of ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्त्र (tantra, “a class of works teaching magical and mystical formularies”). Doublet of tantra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tan.tri/
• Rhymes: -tri
• Hyphenation: tan‧tri

Noun

tantri

1. wire or string of a lute
2. line, lineage

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (tantri)
  • → Indonesian: tantri

Further reading

• "tantri" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.