Etymology

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Today it means: A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk Full definition →

Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ ← Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ ← Old Javanese ceṇḍol
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The story

  1. Old Javanese · derived fromceṇḍol
  2. Javanese · derived fromꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀“protuberant”
  3. Balinese · learned borrowing fromᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄“rice or sago syrup”
  4. English todaycendol

Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, “rice or sago syrup”) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, “protuberant”), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol. First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol).

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