Etymology

Sandakan

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Today it means: The capital city of Sandakan district, Sabah, Malaysia. Full definition →

Malay Sandakan
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  1. Malay · borrowed fromSandakan
  2. English todaySandakan

Borrowed from Malay Sandakan, from Tausug sanda' (“to pawn”) + -kan. Literally, “the place that was pawned”.

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