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Old Javanese
Etymology
Unknown, probably affixed *jaṅ + pa-, derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer *raaŋʔ (“light, to shine”) (compare to Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “to glimmer”), Vietnamese rạng (“to dawn”), and Chinese 亮 (liàng, “bright; brilliant; radiant; loud and clear”)). Doublet of paḍaṅ.
Pronunciation
Noun
pajaṅ
- light
- moonlight
Derived terms
Root
pajaṅ
- to decorate
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "pajaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.