Etymology

rotan

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Today it means: A long rattan cane used for corporal punishment. Full definition →

Malay rotan
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rotan · noun1

  1. Malay · borrowed fromrotan“cane”
  2. English todayrotan

Borrowed from Malay rotan (“cane”), doublet of rattan.

rotan · noun2

  1. Russian · borrowed fromрота́н“Amur sleeper”
  2. English todayrotan

Borrowed from Russian рота́н (rotán, “Amur sleeper”).

Words from the same roots

Malayrotan all →

rattan

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