ꦲꦔꦤ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay angan (“wishful thinking; pipe dream”), from Old Javanese aṅĕn (“thoughts, considerations, reflections”). Doublet of ꦲꦔꦼꦤ꧀ (angen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ŋan/
  • Rhymes: -ŋan
  • Hyphenation: a‧ngan

Noun

ꦲꦔꦤ꧀ (angan)

  1. pretend

Further reading

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