sangga

Balinese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saŋɡə/
  • Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋga (to support). Doublet of sanggah.

Verb

sangga (Balinese script ᬲᬗ᭄ᬕ)

  1. to support, to provide support in order to prevent something being carried from falling.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Javanese saṅgha (collection, heap, mass, quantity, multitude, host, number; society, company; brotherhood of monks), from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, assembly, association, group).

Noun

sangga (Balinese script ᬲᬗ᭄ᬖ)

  1. group

Further reading

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

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [saŋˈɡaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Noun

sanggâ (Basahan spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. obstruction
    Synonym: bagat
  2. barricade, blockade
    Synonyms: ulang, batingal

Derived terms

  • magsangga
  • sanggaon

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [s̪ɐŋˈɡaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: sang‧ga

Verb

sanggâ (Badlit spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. to side; to ally oneself, be in an alliance
  2. to block; to shield
  3. to support; to provide support in order to prevent something being carried from falling
  4. to pool; to put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses
  5. to partner up; to pair up

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsaŋɡa/ [ˈsaŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡa
  • Syllabification: sang‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sangga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋga (hilt of knife or bolo; to support).

Verb

sangga (active menyangga, passive disangga)

  1. (architecture) to support, to prevent something from falling

Noun

sangga

  1. (architecture) supporter
    Synonym: penyangga
Derived terms
  • sangga buana
  • sangga bunuh
  • sangga galah
  • sangga langit
  • sangga layar
  • sangga mara
  • sangga pedang

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, group, assembly). Doublet of sangha.

Noun

sangga

  1. (scouting) a 5 - 10 persons scouting group
  2. (Buddhism) sangha
  3. (Java) measurement unit for 5 ikat paddy
Derived terms
  • sangga kerja

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*saŋga”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Kaulong

Noun

sangga

  1. Tahitian chestnut tree (Inocarpus fagifer)

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /saŋˈɡaʔ/ [sɐŋˈɡaʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
    • IPA(key): /saŋˈɡa/ [sɐŋˈɡa]
      • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: sang‧ga

Noun

sanggâ or sanggá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄ)

  1. allyhood; partnership; allyship
    Synonyms: kampi, ayo
  2. friend
    Synonyms: kaibigan, kabarkada, katropa, kumpare, amigo, katoto, pare, tropa, tsong, utol, kalaguma, lamuga, sangkay, kabatakang-kumot, kahiramang-suklay, kadaupang-palad, (obsolete) kamalala
  3. protection
    Synonym: proteksiyon

Derived terms

  • ipanangga
  • kasangga
  • magsangga
  • pagsangga
  • panangga
  • sanggain
  • sumangga