pajaṅ

See also: pajan

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably affixed *jaṅ +‎ pa-, derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer *raaŋʔ (“light, to shine”) (compare to Khmer ស្រាង (sraang, “to glimmer”), Vietnamese rạng (“to dawn”), and Chinese 亮 (liàng, “bright; brilliant; radiant; loud and clear”)). Doublet of paḍaṅ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pad͡ʒaŋ/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒaŋ
• Hyphenation: pa‧jaṅ

Noun

pajaṅ

1. light
2. moonlight

Derived terms

• amajaṅ wulan
• amamajaṅ

Root

pajaṅ

1. to decorate

Derived terms

• amamajaṅ
• pahos
• paos
• papajaṅan
• pinajaṅ-pajaṅan
• pinajaṅan

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦗꦁ (pajang) (inherited)

Further reading

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