gangsa
English
Balinese
Cebuano
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋ.sa/
- Rhymes: -sa, -a
- Hyphenation: 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 ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ (gangsa) for musical sense.
Noun
gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa, first-person possessive gangsaku, second-person possessive gangsamu, third-person possessive gangsanya)
Derived terms
- pegangsaan
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “goose”), from Old Javanese aṅsa, haṅsa (“goose, gander, swan, flamingo”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, gander, swan, flamingo”). Doublet of angsa.
Noun
gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa, first-person possessive gangsaku, second-person possessive gangsamu, third-person possessive gangsanya)
Further reading
- “gangsa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɡaŋsə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɡaŋsa/
- Rhymes: -aŋsə, -sə, -ə
Noun
gangsa (Jawi spelling ݢڠسا, informal 1st possessive gangsaku, 2nd possessive gangsamu, 3rd possessive gangsanya)
- bronze (alloy)
Further reading
- “gangsa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaŋˈsaʔ/ [ɡɐnˈsaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: gang‧sa