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santal

/ˈsæntæl/

santal noun: a colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.

Noun (1)

santal (uncountable)

  1. A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.

Noun (2) capitalized: Santal

Santal (plural Santals or Santal)

  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.

Adjective capitalized: Santal

Santal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Santals.
    • Santal rebellion

santal meaning in Bengali and Odia

santal in Bengali

Santal
সাঁওতাল śãōtal

santal in Odia

Santal
ସାନ୍ତାଳ sāntāḷa

Forms of santal

pluralSantals
pluralSantal
alternative formSanthal
alternative formSontal
alternative formSonthal

Origin of santal

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

Borrowed from Bengali সাঁওতাল (śãōtal, “Santal”).

Questions about santal

What does santal mean?
Santal means a colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.
What is santal in Bengali?
Santal in Bengali is সাঁওতাল (śãōtal). See Santal meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is santal?
Santal can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce santal?
Santal is pronounced /ˈsæntæl/.
What is the plural of santal?
The plural of santal is Santals.

Words near santal in the dictionary

  1. santafeite
  2. Santagata
  3. Santagatas
  4. Santai
  5. Santaism
  6. santal
  7. santalaceous
  8. santalene
  9. santalenes
  10. Santali
  11. santalic

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: santal (page history and authors); Santal (page history and authors); সাঁওতাল (Bengali) (page history and authors); ସାନ୍ତାଳ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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