English Explanatory Dictionary

santal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.
noun
  1. A member of an aboriginal ethnic group living in what is now the eastern states of India, and Bangladesh and Nepal. They are a Munda people speaking the Santali language.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Santals.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæntæl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-santal.wav /ˈsæntəl/

Word forms

santal Santals Santhal Sontal Sonthal

Etymology

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

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