sangga

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋɡə/
• Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋga (“to support”). Doublet of sanggah.

Verb

sangga (Balinese script ᬲᬗ᭄ᬕ)

1. to support, to provide support in order to prevent something being carried from falling.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Javanese saṅgha (“collection, heap, mass, quantity, multitude, host, number; society, company; brotherhood of monks”), from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “assembly, association, group”).

Noun

sangga (Balinese script ᬲᬗ᭄ᬖ)

1. group

Further reading

• “sangga” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [saŋˈɡaʔ]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Noun

sanggâ (Basahan spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. obstruction

   Synonym: bagat

2. barricade, blockade

   Synonyms: ulang, batingal

Derived terms

• magsangga
• sanggaon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [s̪ɐŋˈɡaʔ]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Verb

sanggâ (Badlit spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. to side; to ally oneself, be in an alliance
2. to block; to shield
3. to support; to provide support in order to prevent something being carried from falling
4. to pool; to put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses
5. to partner up; to pair up

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaŋɡa/ [ˈsaŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡa
• Syllabification: sang‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sangga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋga (“hilt of knife or bolo; to support”).

Verb

sangga (active menyangga, passive disangga)

1. (architecture) to support, to prevent something from falling

Noun

sangga

1. (architecture) supporter

   Synonym: penyangga

Derived terms

• bersangga
• bersanggakan
• penyangga
• penyanggaan

• sangga buana
• sangga bunuh
• sangga galah
• sangga langit
• sangga layar
• sangga mara
• sangga pedang

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “group, assembly”). Doublet of sangha.

Noun

sangga

1. (scouting) a 5 - 10 persons scouting group
2. (Buddhism) sangha
3. (Java) measurement unit for 5 ikat paddy

Derived terms

• sangga kerja

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*saŋga”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “sangga” 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.

Kaulong

sangga

Noun

sangga

1. Tahitian chestnut tree (Inocarpus fagifer)

References

• Ross, Malcolm (2002) “Kaulong”, in John Lynch, Malcolm Ross and Terry Crowley, editors, The Oceanic Languages, Richmond: Curzon, page 397

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [sɐŋˈɡaʔ]
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /saŋˈɡa/ [sɐŋˈɡa]
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sang‧ga

Noun

sanggâ or sanggá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. allyhood; partnership; allyship

   Synonyms: kampi, ayo

2. friend

   Synonyms: kaibigan, kabarkada, katropa, kumpare, amigo, katoto, pare, tropa, tsong, utol, kalaguma, lamuga, sangkay, kabatakang-kumot, kahiramang-suklay, kadaupang-palad, (obsolete) kamalala

3. protection

   Synonym: proteksiyon

Derived terms

• ipanangga
• kasangga
• magsangga
• pagsangga
• panangga
• sanggain
• sumangga