ꦧꦚꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bañak (“goose”). Compare to Middle Chinese 鴻雁 (ɦuŋ ŋˠan^H).

Noun

ꦧꦚꦏ꧀ (banyak)

1. goose

   Synonyms: ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa), (krama) ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “banyak”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN