gaṅsa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaŋ.sa/
  • Rhymes: -sa
  • Hyphenation: gaṅ‧sa

Noun

gaṅsa

  1. bell-metal

Descendants

  • Javanese: gangsa, gongsa
  • → Balinese: gangsa

Further reading

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