gangsa

English

Noun

gangsa (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ganza (“type of metal”)

Balinese

Romanization

gangsa

1. Romanization of ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ

Cebuano

Noun

gangsa

1. Alternative form of gansa

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋ.sa/
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay gangsa (“bronze”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “musical instrument and/or ensemble”) and Balinese ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ (gangsa) for musical sense.

Noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa)

1. bronze

   Synonym: perunggu

2. (music) brass, bell-metal

Derived terms

• pegangsaan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “goose”), from Old Javanese aṅsa, haṅsa (“goose, gander, swan, flamingo”), from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsa, “goose, gander, swan, flamingo”). Doublet of angsa.

Noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa)

1. (zoology, colloquial) booby, gannet (family Sulidae spp.)

   Synonym: angsa batu

Further reading

• “gangsa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

gangsa

1. Romanization of ꦒꦁꦱ

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey)
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈsa/ [ɡʌnˈsa]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡʌn.sʌ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋsa
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian)
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈha/ [ɡʌnˈha]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋha/ [ˈɡʌn.hʌ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋha
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsá or gángsa

1. a shallow hand-held copper gong, extensively used in dances

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of gangsa

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	gangsa, (Lubon) gangha, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) gangha
	Bauko	gangsa, (Banao, Bila, Otucan) gangha
	Sabangan	gangsa, (Tambingan, Supang, Data, Lagan, Losad, Poblacion) gangsa, (Bun-ayan, Pingad, Bao-angan, Camatagan, Napua, Gayang, Capinitan, Busa, Namatec) gangha

Derived terms

• ginangangsa
• mangangsa
• manggangsa

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “gangsá”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 162
• Morice Vanoverbergh (1982) “Kankanay Games: A Lexicon”, in Asian Folklore Studies‎^[2], volume 41, number 1 (overall work in English and Kankanaey), Nanzan University, →DOI, page 106
• Allen, Larry (2021) “gángsa”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɡaŋsə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɡaŋsa/
• Rhymes: -aŋsə, -sə, -ə

Noun

gangsa (Jawi spelling ݢڠسا)

1. bronze (alloy)

Further reading

• “gangsa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Malay gangsa (“bell-metal; bronze”) via a Cordilleran language such as Central Bontoc gangsa, from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Compare Kankanaey gangsa, Tausug gangsa', Indonesian kangsa, Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa) and Balinese ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ (gangsa). See also kansa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡan̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -aŋsa
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ) (music)

1. brass gong with convex side and forked stick as a handle

Alternative forms

• gansa

See also

• kulintang

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈsaʔ/ [ɡɐn̪ˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ)

1. Obsolete form of gansa.

Further reading

• “gangsa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “gangsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 427

Anagrams

• sangag