gangsa
English edit
Noun edit
gangsa (uncountable)
- Alternative form of ganza (“type of metal”)
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
gangsa
- Romanization of ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ
Cebuano edit
Noun edit
gangsa
- Alternative form of gansa
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa, first-person possessive gangsaku, second-person possessive gangsamu, third-person possessive gangsanya)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- “gangsa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
gangsa
- Romanization of ꦒꦁꦱ
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɡaŋsə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɡaŋsa/
- Rhymes: -aŋsə, -sə, -ə
Noun edit
gangsa (Jawi spelling ݢڠسا, informal 1st possessive gangsaku, 2nd possessive gangsamu, 3rd possessive gangsanya)
- bronze (alloy)
Further reading edit
- “gangsa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gangsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ)