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)
    • → 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.
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