ꦒꦁꦱ

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Javanese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɔŋ.sɔ/
  • Rhymes: -sɔ
  • Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Javanese gaṅsa (bell-metal), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Noun

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ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. (music, krama) classical Javanese musical instrument or ensemble of instruments
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan)
  2. (literal) bronze
  3. gamelan gong
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Javanese aṅsa, haṅsa (goose, gander, swan, flamingo), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, goose, gander, swan, flamingo).

Noun

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ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. (literary) goose
    Synonyms: ꦧꦚꦏ꧀ (banyak), ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa)
Descendants
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  • Indonesian: gangsa

Etymology 3

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Unknown, probably a semantic alteration of Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. to dry fry
  2. to gag

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “gangsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN