Kalimantan

Indonesian

[ka.liˈman.tan]

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A historical province of Indonesia.
  • Borneo.
  • Kalimantan.

Etymology

Compound from Sanskrit काल (time, black, blackness, destruction, season, hour, era, kala, period of time, dark dark-blue) + Sanskrit मन्थान (churning).

Origin

Sanskrit

मन्थान

Gloss

churning

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