ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡan.d͡ʒɔ/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɔ
• Hyphenation: gan‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay ganja, from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”).

Noun

ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja)

1. marijuana

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese gañja (“upper part of the blade of a kris”).

Noun

ꦒꦚ꧀ꦗ (ganja)

1. iron inserted into the shaft of a sickle, keris, etc.
2. supports at the top of the pole and so on

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ganja

Further reading

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