gaṅsa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ.sa/
• Rhymes: -sa
• Hyphenation: gaṅ‧sa

Noun

gaṅsa

1. bell-metal

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa), ꦒꦺꦴꦁꦱ (gongsa)
• → Balinese: ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ (gangsa)

Further reading

• "gaṅsa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.