ꦒꦁꦱ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔŋ.sɔ/
  • Rhymes: -sɔ
  • Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. (music, krama) classical Javanese musical instrument or ensemble of instruments
    Synonym: (ngoko) ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan)
  2. (literal) bronze
  3. gamelan gong
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. (literary) goose
    Synonyms: ꦧꦚꦏ꧀ (banyak), ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa)

Etymology 3

Unknown, probably a semantic alteration of Etymology 1. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

  1. to dry fry
  2. to gag
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: gongso

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “gangsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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