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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bujangga, from Classical Malay bujangga, from Javanese bujangga, from Old Javanese bhujangga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.d͡ʒaŋ.ɡa/
- Hyphenation: bu‧jang‧ga
Noun
bujangga
- (obsolete) priest, sage
- (dated) poet
References
- ^ Justus M. van der Kroef (1950-04) “The Javanese Term Boedjangga”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, volume 70, number 2, →DOI, page 73
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