Hyang

See also: hyang

'Hyang' written in Javanese script

English

Noun

Hyang (plural Hyangs)

1. (mythology) a representation of the Supreme Being in ancient Indonesian (Balinese, Javanese, Osing, Tengger, Sundanese) mythology, native to Java and Bali islands.

Further reading

• Hyang on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Balinese

Romanization

Hyang

1. Romanization of ᬳ᭄ᬬᬂ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦲꦾꦁ
Pegon
Roman	Hyang (standard)

Etymology

• Inherited from Old Javanese hyaṅ (“God, divinity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
• Hyphenation: hyang

Noun

Hyang

1. God
2. goddess
3. divinity
4. deified being

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “Hyang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

• “Hyang” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.

Sundanese

Alternative forms

• hiang

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese Hyaṅ (“God, divinity”), untimately from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ (“deity, divinity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjaŋ/, /ˈhijaŋ/
• Hyphenation: hyang

Noun

Hyang (Sundanese script ᮠᮡᮀ)

1. God
2. goddess
3. deity; deified being

Derived terms

• ngahiang
• Parahiyangan