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English
Noun
gangsa (uncountable)
- Alternative form of ganza (“type of metal”)
Balinese
Romanization
gangsa
- Romanization of ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ
Cebuano
Noun
gangsa
- Alternative form of gansa
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋ.sa/
- Rhymes: -sa, -a
- Hyphenation: gang‧sa
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay gangsa (“bronze”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “musical instrument and/or ensemble”) and Balinese ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ (gangsa) for musical sense.
Noun
gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa, first-person possessive gangsaku, second-person possessive gangsamu, third-person possessive gangsanya)
- bronze
- Synonym: perunggu
- (music) brass, bell-metal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “goose”), from Old Javanese aṅsa, haṅsa (“goose, gander, swan, flamingo”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, gander, swan, flamingo”). Doublet of angsa.
Noun
gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa, first-person possessive gangsaku, second-person possessive gangsamu, third-person possessive gangsanya)
- (zoology, colloquial) booby, gannet (family Sulidae spp.).
- Synonym: angsa batu
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
gangsa
- Romanization of ꦒꦁꦱ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).
Pronunciation
Noun
gangsa (Jawi spelling ݢڠسا, informal 1st possessive gangsaku, 2nd possessive gangsamu, 3rd possessive gangsanya)
- bronze (alloy)
Further reading
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
gangsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ)
- Obsolete form of gansa.
Anagrams