angsana

English

Pterocarpus indicus

Etymology

From Malay angsana, from Sanskrit असन (asana).

Noun

angsana (plural angsanas)

1. A tree of species Pterocarpus indicus, the source of a desirable tropical hardwood, of southeast Asia.

   Synonyms: Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood

   • 2012, Sunil Nair, When All The Lights Are Stripped Away, page 200:

     Canvas umbrellas over the circular benches in the park have taken the place of the angsanas as protection against the sun and rain.

References

• angsana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pterocarpus indicus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pterocarpus indicus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “angsana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sana

Etymology

From Malay angsana, from Sanskrit असन (asana). Doublet of asana.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aŋˈsana/ [aŋˈsa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ang‧sa‧na

Noun

angsana (plural angsana-angsana, first-person possessive angsanaku, second-person possessive angsanamu, third-person possessive angsananya)

1. (botany) Pterocarpus indicus

Further reading

• angsana on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• “angsana” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit असन (asana). See also English asana.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

angsana (Jawi spelling اڠسان, plural angsana-angsana, informal 1st possessive angsanaku, 2nd possessive angsanamu, 3rd possessive angsananya)

1. Pterocarpus indicus

Descendants

• Indonesian: angsana
• → English: angsana

Further reading

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