ꦩꦒꦁ

Javanese

Etymology

Unknown,

• probably from Old Javanese ma- +‎ gaṅ (“stalk”).
• probably from Old Javanese ma- +‎ gĕṅ, göṅ (“bigness, largeness, strength”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɡaŋ
• Hyphenation: ma‧gang

Noun

ꦩꦒꦁ (magang)

1. apprentice official

Related terms

• ꦒꦒꦁ (gagang)
• ꦥꦒꦁ (pagang)

 

Descendants

• → Malay: magang (“apprentice”)
  • Indonesian: magang (“apprentice”)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “magang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN