gamelan

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamĕlan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæməˌlæn/, /ˈɡæməˌlɑn/

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gamelan (countable and uncountable, plural gamelans) (Jawi spelling ݢميلن)

1. (music) A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
2. An ensemble performing this style of music.

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gamelan m (plural gamelans)

1. gamelan

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamĕlan.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaməlan/ [ˈɡa.mə.lan]
• Rhymes: -aməlan
• Syllabification: ga‧me‧lan

gamelan (plural gamelan-gamelan)

1. (music) gamelan:
   1. a genre of traditional Indonesian music; specifically Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute
   2. an ensemble performing this style of music

• “gamelan” 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.

gamelan

1. romanization of ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamĕlan. Ambiguity in the Latin orthography and the phonotactic restriction on having /ə/ in closed root-final syllable (usually adapted to /a/ in earlier borrowings from Javanese) triggered the spelling pronunciation with /e/. Compare Banjarese gamalan.

• IPA^(key): /ɡamelan/
• Rhymes: -elan, -lan, -an

gamelan (Jawi spelling ݢميلن)

1. (music) gamelan (genre of music)

• “gamelan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.