ꦒꦁꦱ

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Javanese

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔŋ.sɔ/
  • Rhymes: -sɔ
  • Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese gaṅsa (“bell-metal”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Noun

ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. (music, krama) classical Javanese musical instrument or ensemble of instruments
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan)
  2. (literal) bronze
  3. gamelan gong
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese aṅsa, haṅsa (“goose, gander, swan, flamingo”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, gander, swan, flamingo”).

Noun

ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. (literary) goose
    Synonyms: ꦧꦚꦏ꧀ (banyak), ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa)
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: gangsa

Etymology 3

Unknown, probably a semantic alteration of Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. to dry fry
  2. to gag

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “gangsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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