intan

From Malay intan, from Old Javanese hintĕn,^[1] a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).^[2]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪn.tan]
• Hyphenation: in‧tan

intan (plural)

1. diamond: a glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron; a gemstone made from this mineral.

   Synonyms: alamas, berlian, karbonado

• “intan” 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.

From Old Javanese hintĕn,^[1] a kramanized form of hīra, from Sanskrit हीर (hīra, “diamond”).^[2]

• IPA^(key): [in.tan]

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• Rhymes: -tan, -an
• Hyphenation: in‧tan

intan (Jawi spelling اينتن, plural intan-intan, informal 1st possessive intanku, 2nd possessive intanmu, 3rd possessive intannya)

1. A diamond.

   Synonyms: almas, berlian

2. (figurative) A loved one.

   Synonyms: buah hati, kekasih

• Indonesian: intan
• → Urak Lawoi': อีตัด (itat)

• “intan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

intan

1. diamond
2. jewel

• (jewel): masmira

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya