ꦧꦚꦏ꧀

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese bañak (“goose”). Compare to Middle Chinese 鴻雁 (huwng ngaenH).

Noun

ꦧꦚꦏ꧀ (banyak)

  1. goose
    Synonyms: ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa), (krama) ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “banyak”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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