dewangga

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese dewāṅga (“a kind of silk cloth”, literally “divine body”), from Sanskrit देवाङ्ग (devāṅga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.ˈwaŋ.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɡa
• Hyphenation: de‧wang‧ga

Noun

dewangga (first-person possessive dewanggaku, second-person possessive dewanggamu, third-person possessive dewangganya)

1. grenadine

   dewangga:  

2. orange red

   dewangga:  

3. yellowish red

Further reading

• “dewangga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia