lanaṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably affixed lan, len, lyan (“other, different”) +‎ -(a)ṅ (“definite article”), literally “the others; the different one”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.naŋ/
• Hyphenation: la‧nang

Noun

lanaṅ

1. male

Derived terms

• kalanaṅan
• paṅlanaṅ

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦭꦤꦁ (lanang)
  • → Indonesian: lanang
  • → Musi: lanang
• → Balinese: ᬮᬦᬂ (lanang)

Further reading

• "lanaṅ" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.