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, first-person possessive gangsaku, second-person possessive gangsamu, third-person possessive gangsanya)

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, first-person possessive gangsaku, second-person possessive gangsamu, third-person possessive gangsanya)

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

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, informal 1st possessive gangsaku, 2nd possessive gangsamu, 3rd possessive gangsanya)

1. bronze (alloy)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈsaʔ/, [ɡɐnˈsaʔ]
• Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ)

1. Obsolete form of gansa.