Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown, probably affixed lan, len, lyan (other, different) +‎ -(a)ṅ (definite article), literally the others; the different one.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /la.naŋ/
  • Hyphenation: la‧nang

Noun

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lanaṅ

  1. male

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦭꦤꦁ (lanang)
    • Musi: lanang
  • Balinese: ᬮᬦᬂ (lanang)

Further reading

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