ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡan.d͡ʒɔ/
  • Rhymes: -d͡ʒɔ
  • Hyphenation: gan‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay ganja, from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Noun

ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja)

  1. marijuana

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese gañja (“upper part of the blade of a kris”).

Noun

ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja)

  1. iron inserted into the shaft of a sickle, keris, etc.
  2. supports at the top of the pole and so on
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: ganja

Further reading

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