gamelan

gamelan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamelan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæ.məˌlæn/

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Noun

gamelan (countable and uncountable, plural gamelans)

1. (music) A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a siuling).
2. An ensemble performing this style of music.

Translations

genre of music

Arabic: غَامِيلَان‎ m (ḡāmīlān) Balinese: ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄ (gamêlan) Catalan: gamelan (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 甘美蘭／甘美兰 (gānměilán) Hindi: गमेलन (gamelan) Indonesian: gamelan (id) Irish: gamalan m Japanese: ガムラン (gamuran) Javanese: ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan) Malay: Jawi: ݢميلن‎ Rumi: gamelan Old Javanese: gamêlan Russian: гамела́н (ru) m (gamelán) Spanish: gamelán m Sundanese: ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪ (gamelan) Thai: กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan)

ensemble

Balinese: ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄ (gamêlan) Indonesian: gamelan (id) Irish: gamalan m Javanese: ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan) Old Javanese: gamêlan Sundanese: ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪ (gamelan)

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

gamelan m (plural gamelans)

1. gamelan

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamelan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaməˈlan]
• Hyphenation: ga‧mê‧lan

Noun

gamelan (first-person possessive gamelanku, second-person possessive gamelanmu, third-person possessive gamelannya)

1. (music) gamelan:
   1. a genre of traditional Indonesian music; specifically Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute
   2. an ensemble performing this style of music.

Hyponyms

• gamelan bumbung
• gamelan sekaten
• gamelan tanjidor

 

Further reading

• “gamelan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese gamelan, gamel (“to strike, hit”) +‎ -an.

Noun

gamelan (ngoko gamelan, krama gangsa)

1. gamelan (genre of music)

Alternative forms

• ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan)

Descendants

• → Arabic: غَامِيلَان‎ (ḡāmīlān)
• → English: gamelan
• → Irish: gamelan
• → Hindi: गमेलन (gamelan)
• → Indonesian: gamelan
• → Japanese: ガムラン (gamuran)
• → Malay: gamelan
• → Russian: гамела́н (gamelán)
• → Thai: กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan)

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamelan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡamelan/
• Rhymes: -elan, -lan, -an

Noun

gamelan (Jawi spelling ݢميلن‎, informal 1st possessive gamelanku, 2nd possessive gamelanmu, 3rd possessive gamelannya)

1. gamelan (genre of music)

Further reading

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

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From gamêl (“to strike, hit”) +‎ -an.

Noun

gamelan (ngoko gamêlan, krama gångså)

1. gamelan (genre of music)

Descendants

• → Balinese: ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄ (gamêlan)
• → Javanese: ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan)
• → Osing: gamelan
• → Tengger: gamelan