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Sapan

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /səˈpæn/

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Hindi used in India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Wood of a timber tree of species Biancaea sappan (syn. Caesalpinia sappan) that also produces a red dye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brazilwood, sappanwood

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?] (“dream”).

From Malay sepang.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: တိန်းညက် (tin:nyak) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Burmese: စွန်သဲ (cwansai:) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘇枋木 /苏枋木 (sūfāngmù) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘇木 /苏木 (sūmù) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Hindi: पत्रंग (patraṅg) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Indonesian: sepang — (Biancaea sappan
  • Indonesian: secang — (Biancaea sappan
  • Japanese: 蘇芳 (suō) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Javanese: secang — (Biancaea sappan
  • Khmer: ស្បែង (sbaeng) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Korean: 소방목 (sobangmok) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Korean: 소목 (somok) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Korean: 다목 (damok) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Korean: 소방 (sobang) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Korean: 홍자 (hongja) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Korean: 적목 (jeongmok) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Malay: sepang — (Biancaea sappan
  • Malay: secang — (Biancaea sappan
  • Sasak: sepang — (Biancaea sappan
  • Thai: ฝาง (fǎang) — (Biancaea sappan
  • Vietnamese: vang — (Biancaea sappan
  • Vietnamese: tô mộc — (Biancaea sappan