Etymology

santal

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Today it means: A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood. Full definition →

Bengali সাঁওতাল
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santal · noun1

From taxonomic name Santalum (“genus of sandalwood”) + English -al (“aldehyde”). Compare santyl and santalol.

Santal · noun, adjective2

  1. Bengali · borrowed fromসাঁওতাল“Santal”
  2. English todaySantal

Borrowed from Bengali সাঁওতাল (śãōtal, “Santal”).

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