pesantren.
ellipsis of pondok pesantren: an Islamic boarding school, primarily teaching Islam and the Qur'an,
Meaning & usage
ellipsis of pondok pesantren: an Islamic boarding school, primarily teaching Islam and the Qur'an,
synonym of madrasah
Where this word comes from
Reconstructed as pe- -an + santri, from Javanese ꦥꦼꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦺꦤ꧀꧈ ꦥꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦺꦤ꧀ (pesantrén, pasantrén).
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