Hyang
See also: hyang
'Hyang' written in Javanese script
English
Noun
Hyang (plural Hyangs)
- (mythology) a representation of the Supreme Being in ancient Indonesian (Balinese, Javanese, Osing, Tengger, Sundanese) mythology, native to Java and Bali islands.
Further reading
Hyang on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Balinese
Alternative forms
| Native scripts | |
|---|---|
| Balinese script | ᬳ᭄ᬬᬂ |
| Romanization | Hyang (standard) |
Etymology
- Learned borrowing from Old Javanese Hyaṅ (“God, divinity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
- Hyphenation: hyang
Noun
Hyang
- God
- goddess
- divinity
- deified being
Javanese
Alternative forms
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Carakan | ꦲꦾꦁ |
| Roman | Hyang (standard) |
Etymology
- Inherited from Old Javanese Hyaṅ (“God, divinity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
- Hyphenation: hyang
Noun
Hyang
- God
- goddess
- divinity
- deified being
Further reading
- “[ Hyang]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
- “Hyang” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.
Sundanese
Alternative forms
| Native scripts | |
|---|---|
| Sundanese script | ᮠᮡᮀ |
| Romanization | Hyang (standard) |
Etymology
- Inherited from Old Sundanese Hyaṅ (“God, divinity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
- Hyphenation: hyang
Noun
Hyang
- God
- goddess
- divinity
- deified being