angsa

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋsə/
• Hyphenation: ang‧sa

Etymology 1

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

Noun

angsa (Balinese script ᬳᬗ᭄ᬲ)

1. goose, swan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Javanese aṅśa (“allotted share, possession, dependency; partial incarnation; son, offspring, descendant”), from Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa, “share, portion”).

Noun

angsa (Balinese script ᬅᬗ᭄ᬰ)

1. inheritance, fraction

Further reading

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

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa) (compare Malay angsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋ.sa/

Noun

angsa

1. goose (bird)

Indonesian

Angsa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaŋsa]

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• Rhymes: -aŋsa, -sa, -a

Etymology 1

From Malay angsa, from Classical Malay اڠسا (angsa), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa). Doublet of gangsa.

Noun

angsa (plural angsa-angsa)

1. swan

   Synonym: soang

   Ratusan ribu angsa dimusnahkan karena flu burung. ― Hundred-thousandth swans were exterminated because of avian influenza.

   Belanda waspada usai angsa mati akibat flu burung. ― Nederland is on high alert after swans death because of avian influenza.

Etymology 2

Blend of angkutan +‎ desa.

Noun

angsa (plural angsa-angsa)

1. village transportation

   Synonyms: angdes, angkot

Further reading

• “angsa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

angsa

1. romanization of ꦲꦁꦱ

Malay

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás

Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa)bor.

Malay angsa

Borrowed from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /aŋsə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /aŋsa/
• Rhymes: -aŋsə, -sə, -ə

Noun

angsa (Jawi spelling اڠسا, plural angsa-angsa or angsa²)

1. swan goose

Descendants

• → Iban: ansa
• Indonesian: angsa

Further reading

• "angsa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017