ꦩꦔ꧀ꦒ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔŋ.ɡɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɡɔ
• Hyphenation: mang‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese sumaṅga (“to support, to bear, to lift, to hold up; to receive or to accept”).

Adverb

ꦩꦔ꧀ꦒ (mangga)

1. please:
   1. used to make a polite request.
   2. used as an affirmative to an offer.

Alternative forms

• ꦱꦸꦩꦔ꧀ꦒ (sumangga)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), from மா (mā, “mango”) +‎ காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit, vegetable”), cognate with Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa), Telugu మామిడికాయ (māmiḍikāya).

Noun

ꦩꦔ꧀ꦒ (mangga)

1. mango (fruit)

Further reading

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