sangga

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋɡə/
• Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋga (“to support”). Doublet of sanggah.

Verb

sangga (Balinese script ᬲᬗ᭄ᬕ)

1. to support, to provide support in order to prevent something being carried from falling.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Javanese saṅgha (“collection, heap, mass, quantity, multitude, host, number; society, company; brotherhood of monks”), from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “assembly, association, group”).

Noun

sangga (Balinese script ᬲᬗ᭄ᬖ)

1. group

Further reading

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

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [s̪ɐŋˈɡaʔ]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Verb

sanggâ (Badlit spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. to side; to ally oneself, be in an alliance
2. to block; to shield
3. to support; to provide support in order to prevent something being carried from falling
4. to pool; to put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses
5. to partner up; to pair up

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [saŋˈɡaʔ]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Noun

sanggâ (Basahan spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. obstruction

   Synonym: bagat

2. barricade, blockade

   Synonyms: ulang, batingal

Derived terms

• magsangga
• sanggaon

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaŋɡa/ [ˈsaŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡa
• Syllabification: sang‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sangga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋga (“hilt of knife or bolo; to support”).

Verb

sangga (active menyangga, passive disangga)

1. (architecture) to support, to prevent something from falling

Noun

sangga

1. (architecture) supporter

   Synonym: penyangga

Derived terms

• bersangga
• bersanggakan
• penyangga
• penyanggaan

• sangga buana
• sangga bunuh
• sangga galah
• sangga langit
• sangga layar
• sangga mara
• sangga pedang

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese sangga, from Old Javanese saṅgha (“collection, heap, mass, quantity; multitude, number; host; company, society; brotherhood of monks”), from Pali saṅgha and Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha). Doublet of sangha.

Noun

sangga

1. (scouting) a 5 - 10 persons scouting group
2. (Buddhism) sangha
3. (Java) measurement unit for 5 ikat paddy

Derived terms

• sangga kerja

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*saŋga”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

• “sangga”, 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

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese saṅgha (“collection, heap, mass, quantity; multitude, number; host; company, society; brotherhood of monks”), from Pali saṅgha and Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔŋ.ɡɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɡɔ
• Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Noun

sangga

1. (agriculture, trading) measurement unit for 5 ikat, 5 or 6 gedheng (approximately 50 catties), paddy
2. (archaic) group
3. (archaic) all, everyone

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sangga

Further reading

• “sangga”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Kaulong

sangga

Noun

sangga

1. Polynesian chestnut tree, sea grape (Inocarpus fagifer)

References

• Ross, Malcolm (2002), “Kaulong”, in John Lynch, Malcolm Ross and Terry Crowley, editors, The Oceanic Languages, Richmond: Curzon, page 397

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaŋɡa/, [ˈsãŋ.ɡa]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ge

Adverb

sangga (Lontara spelling ᨔᨁ or 𑻰𑻡)

1. alternative form of sangge (“entirely; to the highest degree possible”)

   Nikioʼmi sangga kioʼ

   They were called as loudly as one could call.

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Sundanese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋga (“to support”).

Verb

sangga (Sundanese script ᮞᮀᮌ, active nyangga) (uncommon if standalone)

1. to take or hold in the arms;
2. to support

Derived terms

• beubeurat sangga
• disangga
• kasangga
• nyangga
• nyanggakeun
• nyumanggakeun
• sumangga

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”).

Noun

sangga (Sundanese script ᮞᮀᮌ)

1. (historical) a unit of measure for rice, consisting of five gédéngs or ten pocongs

Further reading

• "SANGGA", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [sɐŋˈɡaʔ]
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /saŋˈɡa/ [sɐŋˈɡa]
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sang‧ga

Noun

sanggâ or sanggá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. allyhood; partnership; allyship

   Synonyms: kampi, ayo

2. friend

   Synonyms: kaibigan, kabarkada, katropa, kumpare, amigo, katoto, pare, tropa, tsong, utol, kalaguma, lamuga, sangkay, kabatakang-kumot, kahiramang-suklay, kadaupang-palad, (obsolete) kamalala

3. protection

   Synonym: proteksiyon

Derived terms

• ipanangga
• kasangga
• magsangga
• pagsangga
• panangga
• sanggain
• sumangga