Meanings
proper noun
- A state in western Malaysia. Capital: Kota Bharu.
Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292
Origin
- MalayKelantan
- EnglishKelantan
Unadapted borrowing from Malay Kelantan.
More words from Malay
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كِلَنتَن
- كِلَنتَنstate in Malaysia
Chinese Mandarin 吉蘭丹 /吉兰丹
- 吉蘭丹 /吉兰丹 (Jílándān)state in Malaysia
Indonesian Kelantan
- Kelantanstate in Malaysia
Japanese クランタン
- クランタン (Kurantan)state in Malaysia
Korean 클란탄
- 클란탄 (keullantan)state in Malaysia
Malay Kelantan
- Kelantanstate in Malaysia
Russian Кела́нтан
- Кела́нтан (Kelántan)state in Malaysia
Tamil கிளந்தான்
- கிளந்தான் (kiḷantāṉ)state in Malaysia
Thai กลันตัน
- กลันตัน (Klantan)state in Malaysia
Cite this entry
APA
Kelantan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kelantan
MLA
“Kelantan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kelantan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kelantan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kelantan.
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