ꦲꦁꦱ

Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aŋ.sa/
  • Rhymes: -sa
  • Hyphenation: ang‧sa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese aṅsa, haṅsa (“goose, gander, swan, flamingo”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, gander, swan, flamingo”).

Noun

ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa)

  1. (literary) goose
    Synonyms: ꦧꦚꦏ꧀ (banyak), ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese waṅśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”). Doublet of ꦧꦁꦱ (bangsa) and ꦮꦁꦱ (wangsa).

Noun

ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa)

  1. (literary) dynasty, family

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Javanese aṅśa (“allotted share, possession, dependency; partial incarnation; son, offspring, descendant”), from Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa, “share, portion”).

Noun

ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa)

  1. (literary) portion, share
Derived terms
  • ꦔꦔ꧀ꦱ (ngangsa)

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “angsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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