gangsa

English

Noun

gangsa (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of ganza (type of metal).

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese gaṅsa (bell-metal), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaŋ.sə/
  • Rhymes: -aŋsə
  • Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Balinese script ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ)

  1. (music) classical musical instrument or ensemble of instruments
  2. (literal) bronze

Further reading

  • gangsa” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Betawi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaŋsa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

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

Noun

gangsa

  1. goose
    Synonyms: angsa, soang

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, musical instrument and/or ensemble) or Balinese gangsa.

Noun

gangsa

  1. brass; bell-metal

References

  • Batten, C. J. (1868) “Gangsa”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 60

Cebuano

Noun

gangsa

  1. alternative form of gansa

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡaŋ.sa]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsa
  • Syllabification: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay gangsa (bronze), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, musical instrument and/or ensemble) and Balinese gangsa for musical sense.

Noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa)

  1. bronze
    Synonym: perunggu
  2. (music) brass, bell-metal
Derived terms
  • pegangsaan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi gangsa (goose), likely from Portuguese gansa, ganso (goose), from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, goose), from Proto-Germanic *gans (goose), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Doublet of angsa.

Noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa)

  1. (zoology, colloquial) booby, gannet (family Sulidae spp.)
    Synonym: angsa batu

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

gangsa

  1. romanization of ꦒꦁꦱ

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaŋˈsa/ [ɡʌnˈsa]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡʌn.sʌ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋsa
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian)
    • IPA(key): /ɡaŋˈha/ [ɡʌnˈha]
      • Rhymes: -a
    • IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋha/ [ˈɡʌn.hʌ]
      • Rhymes: -aŋha
  • Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsá or gángsa

  1. a shallow hand-held copper or brass gong, extensively used in dances

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ginangangsa
  • mangangsa
  • manggangsa

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “gangsá”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 162
  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1982) “Kankanay Games: A Lexicon”, in Asian Folklore Studies[2], volume 41, number 1 (overall work in English and Kankanaey), Nanzan University, →DOI, page 106
  • Allen, Larry (2021) “gángsa”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
  • Wallace, Judy (2018) “gangsa”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋsə/ [ˈɡaŋ.sə]
    • Rhymes: -aŋsə,
  • (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡaŋ.sa]
    • Rhymes: -aŋsa, -a
  • Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Jawi spelling ݢڠسا)

  1. bronze (alloy)

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Malay gangsa (bell-metal; bronze) via a Cordilleran language such as Central Bontoc gangsa, from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Compare Kankanaey gangsa, Tausug gangsa', Indonesian kangsa, Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa) and Balinese gangsa. See also kansa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡan̪.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsa
  • Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ) (music)

  1. brass gong with convex side and forked stick as a handle
Alternative forms
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaŋˈsaʔ/ [ɡɐn̪ˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ)

  1. obsolete form of gansa

Further reading

  • gangsa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • gangsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 427

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