gamĕlan

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixation of gamĕl (“to strike, to hit”) +‎ -an.

Noun

gamĕlan

  1. (music) gamelan
    1. genre of music
    2. an ensemble performing this style of music.

Descendants

Further reading

  • "gamĕlan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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