ꦒꦁꦱ
Javanese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Javanese gaṅsa (“bell-metal”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).
Noun
editꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)
- (music, krama) classical Javanese musical instrument or ensemble of instruments
- (literal) bronze
- gamelan gong
Alternative forms
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Old Javanese aṅsa, haṅsa (“goose, gander, swan, flamingo”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, gander, swan, flamingo”).
Noun
editꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)
Descendants
edit- → Indonesian: gangsa
Etymology 3
editUnknown, probably a semantic alteration of Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
editꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)
Further reading
edit- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “gangsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Categories:
- Javanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Javanese/sɔ
- Rhymes:Javanese/sɔ/2 syllables
- Javanese terms inherited from Old Javanese
- Javanese terms derived from Old Javanese
- Javanese terms derived from Sanskrit
- Javanese lemmas
- Javanese nouns
- jv:Music
- Krama Javanese
- Javanese literary terms
- Javanese terms with unknown etymologies
- Javanese verbs