English
satay
Satay comes from Malay sate, and goes back to Tamil சதை.
- Tamilmodernசதைcatai
- Javanesemodernꦱꦠꦺsaté
- Malaymodernsate
- Englishearliest quotation 1956satay
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Tamilmodernசதைcatai
- Javanesemodernꦱꦠꦺsaté
- Malaymodernsate
- Englishearliest quotation 1956satay
Earliest quotation: 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy): “Crabbe bought sateh for all: tiny knobs and wedges…”
Linked words
through Malay sate
Today it means
noun A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tamil சதை / satay