Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay angan (wishful thinking; pipe dream), from Old Javanese aṅĕn (thoughts, considerations, reflections). Doublet of ꦲꦔꦼꦤ꧀ (angen).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꦲꦔꦤ꧀ (angan)

  1. pretend

Further reading

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