gangsa

English

Noun

gangsa (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ganza (“type of metal”).

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese gaṅsa (“bell-metal”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ.sə/
• Rhymes: -aŋsə
• Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Balinese script ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ)

1. (music) classical musical instrument or ensemble of instruments
2. (literal) bronze

Further reading

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

Betawi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋsa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

Likely from Portuguese gansa, ganso (“goose”), from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, “goose”), from Proto-Germanic *gans (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Doublet of angsa.

Noun

gangsa

1. goose

   Synonyms: angsa, soang

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “musical instrument and/or ensemble”) or Balinese gangsa.

Noun

gangsa

1. brass; bell-metal

References

• Batten, C. J. (1868), “Gangsa”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 60

Cebuano

Noun

gangsa

1. alternative form of gansa

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡaŋ.sa]
• Rhymes: -aŋsa
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay gangsa (“bronze”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “musical instrument and/or ensemble”) and Balinese gangsa for musical sense.

Noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa)

1. bronze

   Synonym: perunggu

2. (music) brass, bell-metal

Derived terms

• pegangsaan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi gangsa (“goose”), likely from Portuguese gansa, ganso (“goose”), from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, “goose”), from Proto-Germanic *gans (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Doublet of angsa.

Noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa)

1. (zoology, colloquial) booby, gannet (family Sulidae spp.)

   Synonym: angsa batu

Further reading

• “gangsa”, 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

gangsa

1. romanization of ꦒꦁꦱ

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈsa/ [ɡʌnˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡʌn.sʌ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsa
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian)
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈha/ [ɡʌnˈha]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋha/ [ˈɡʌn.hʌ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋha
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsá or gángsa

1. a shallow hand-held copper or brass gong, extensively used in dances

   Synonym: dengpayan

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of gangsa

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	gangsa, (Lubon) gangha, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) gangha
	Bauko	gangsa, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) gangha
	Sabangan	gangsa, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) gangsa, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) gangha

Derived terms

• ginangangsa
• mangangsa
• manggangsa

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “gangsá”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 162
• Morice Vanoverbergh (1982), “Kankanay Games: A Lexicon”, in Asian Folklore Studies‎^[2], volume 41, number 1 (overall work in English and Kankanaey), Nanzan University, →DOI, page 106
• Allen, Larry (2021), “gángsa”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Wallace, Judy (2018), “gangsa”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsə/ [ˈɡaŋ.sə]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsə, -ə
• (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡaŋ.sa]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsa, -a
• Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Jawi spelling ݢڠسا, uncountable)

1. bronze (alloy)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Malay gangsa (“bell-metal; bronze”) via a Cordilleran language such as Central Bontoc gangsa, from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Compare Kankanaey gangsa, Tausug gangsa', Indonesian kangsa, Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa) and Balinese gangsa. See also kansa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡan̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -aŋsa
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ) (music)

1. brass gong with convex side and forked stick as a handle

Alternative forms

• gansa

See also

• kulintang

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈsaʔ/ [ɡɐn̪ˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ)

1. obsolete form of gansa

Further reading

• “gangsa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “gangsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 427

Anagrams

• sangag