kencana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kencana (“gold”), from Sanskrit काञ्चन (kāñcana, “gold”), possibly through Pali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kən.t͡ʃa.na/
• Hyphenation: kên‧ca‧na

Noun

kêncana

1. (poetic) gold

   Synonym: emas

Alternative forms

• kancana

Further reading

• “kencana”, 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

kencana

1. romanization of ꦏꦼꦚ꧀ꦕꦤ

Malay

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Etymology

From Sanskrit काञ्चन (kāñcana, “gold”), possibly through Pali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kənt͡ʃanə]
• Rhymes: -anə, -nə, -ə

Noun

kencana (Jawi spelling کنچان, uncountable)

1. gold (element)

Synonyms

• aurum / اٴوروم
• emas / امس

Further reading

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