aṅga

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga, a limb of the body; the body).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋ.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -ɡa
  • Hyphenation: aṅ‧ga

Noun

aṅga

  1. limb, member;
  2. body;
  3. subordinate division.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦲꦁꦒ (angga, body; bundles of newly harvested rice)
  • Balinese: ᬳᬗ᭄ᬕ (angga, body; member)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

aṅga n

  1. member, body part

Declension

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “anga”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead