gamelan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay gamelan, from Javanese gamelan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæ.məˌlæn/

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Noun

gamelan (countable and uncountable, plural gamelans)

1. (music) A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a siuling).
2. The name of the ensemble performing this style of music.

Translations

genre of music

• Arabic: غَامِيلَان m (ḡāmīlān)
• Catalan: gamelan (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甘美蘭／甘美兰 (gānměilán), 甘美兰 (gānměilán)

• Hindi: गमेलन (gamelan)
• Irish: gamalan m
• Japanese: ガムラン (gamuran)
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• Javanese: gamelan
• Malay:

  Jawi: ݢميلن

  Rumi: gamelan

• Russian: гамела́н (ru) m (gamelán)
• Thai: กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan)

ensemble

• Irish: gamalan m
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Javanese

Etymology

gamel (“to strike, hit”) +‎ -an.

Noun

gamelan

1. gamelan (genre of music)

Descendants

• → Malay: gamelan
  • → Arabic: غَامِيلَان (ḡāmīlān)
  • → English: gamelan
  • → Hindi: गमेलन (gamelan)
  • → Irish: gamalan
  • → Japanese: ガムラン (gamuran)
  • → Russian: гамела́н (gamelán)
  • → Thai: กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan)

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Malay

Alternative forms

• ݢميلن

Etymology

From Javanese gamelan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡamelan/
• Rhymes: -elan, -lan, -an

Noun

gamelan (Jawi spelling ݢميلن)

1. gamelan (genre of music)

Descendants

• → Arabic: غَامِيلَان (ḡāmīlān)
• → English: gamelan
• → Hindi: गमेलन (gamelan)
• → Irish: gamalan
• → Japanese: ガムラン (gamuran)
• → Russian: гамела́н (gamelán)
• → Thai: กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan)