Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, arid, desert).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaŋ.ɡa.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Hyphenation: jaṅ‧ga‧la

Noun

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jaṅgala

  1. uncultivated land, wilderness

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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jaṅgala

  1. Kingdom of Janggala

Further reading

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