Meanings
sapan1
nounsapan (usually uncountable, plural sapans)
plural sapans · alternative sappan · alternative sapon · alternative sappon
- uncountableusuallyWood of a timber tree of species Biancaea sappan (syn. Caesalpinia sappan) that also produces a red dye.
Synonyms: brazilwood, sappanwood
Sapan2
proper noun
- A male given name from Hindi used in India.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounWood of a timber tree of species Biancaea sappan (syn. Caesalpinia sappan) that also produces a red dye.
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Origin
sapan · noun
- Malaysepang
- Englishsapan
From Malay sepang.
More words from Malay
Full word history & related roots →Sapan · proper noun
- Hindi[Term?]“dream”
- EnglishSapan
From Hindi [Term?] (“dream”).
More words from Hindi
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 蘇枋木 /苏枋木, 蘇木 /苏木
- 蘇枋木 /苏枋木 (sūfāngmù)(Biancaea sappan
- 蘇木 /苏木 (sūmù)(Biancaea sappan
Hindi पत्रंग
- पत्रंग (patraṅg)(Biancaea sappan
Indonesian sepang, secang
- sepang(Biancaea sappan
- secang(Biancaea sappan
Japanese 蘇芳
- 蘇芳 (suō)(Biancaea sappan
Korean 소방목, 소목
- 소방목 (sobangmok)(Biancaea sappan
- 소목 (somok)(Biancaea sappan
- 다목 (damok)(Biancaea sappan
- 소방 (sobang)(Biancaea sappan
- 홍자 (hongja)(Biancaea sappan
- 적목 (jeongmok)(Biancaea sappan
Malay sepang, secang
- sepang(Biancaea sappan
- secang(Biancaea sappan
Thai ฝาง
- ฝาง (fǎang)(Biancaea sappan
Vietnamese vang, tô mộc
- vang(Biancaea sappan
- tô mộc(Biancaea sappan
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
sapan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapan
MLA
“sapan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sapan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapan.
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