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.
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