Javanese

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Romanization

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gagana

  1. romanization of ꦒꦒꦤ

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit गगन (gagana, atmosphere, sky, firmament, air).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡa.ɡa.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ga‧na

Noun

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gagana

  1. atmosphere, sky
  2. firmament
  3. air

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦒꦒꦤ (gagana) (inherited)
  • > Javanese: ꦒꦼꦒꦤ (gegana) (inherited)

Further reading

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

Samoan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ŋaŋana, from Proto-Polynesian *ŋana (to chatter). Compare Tuvaluan ngangana.

Noun

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gagana

  1. language

Derived terms

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Tokelauan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ŋaŋana, from Proto-Polynesian *ŋana (to chatter). Cognates include Tuvaluan ngangana and Samoan gagana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ŋa.ˈŋa.na]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ga‧na

Noun

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gagana

  1. language

Verb

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gagana

  1. (intransitive) to talk, speak

Derived terms

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References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 135