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 (2011) “angsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN