gegana

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦼꦒꦤ, ꦒꦒꦤ (gegana, gagana, “atmosphere, sky”), from Old Javanese gagana (“atmosphere, sky, firmament, air”), from Sanskrit गगन (gagana, “atmosphere, sky, firmament, air”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈɡana/ [ɡəˈɡa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ge‧ga‧na

Noun

gêgana (plural gegana-gegana)

1. (literally) air

   Synonym: udara

2. (literally) cloud

   Synonym: awan

3. something that makes a loud noise or explosion

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay gegana.

Further reading

• “gegana” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

gegana

1. romanization of ꦒꦼꦒꦤ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Pattani Malay [Term?]. Compare ganu.

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈɡana/ [ɡəˈɡa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈɡanə/ [ɡəˈɡa.nə]
  • Rhymes: -anə
• Hyphenation: ge‧ga‧na

Noun

gegana (plural gegana-gegana)

1. (dialectal, obsolete, Kelantan-Pattani) rainbow

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pelangi

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian gegana.