gangsa

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English

Noun

gangsa (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of ganza (type of metal)

Balinese

Romanization

gangsa

  1. Romanization of ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ

Cebuano

Noun

gangsa

  1. Alternative form of gansa

Indonesian

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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)

  1. bronze
    Synonym: perunggu
  2. (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)

  1. (zoology, colloquial) booby, gannet (family Sulidae spp.).
    Synonym: angsa batu

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

gangsa

  1. 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)

  1. bronze (alloy)

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

gangsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ)

  1. Obsolete form of gansa.

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