ꦩꦁꦒ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔŋ.ɡɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɡɔ
  • Hyphenation: mang‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese sumaṅga (“to support, to bear, to lift, to hold up; to receive or to accept”).

Adverb

ꦩꦁꦒ (mangga)

  1. (krama) please:
    1. used to make a polite request.
    2. used as an affirmative to an offer.
  2. willing
Alternative forms
  • ꦱꦸꦩꦁꦒ (sumangga)
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: monggo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), from மா (mā, “mango”) +‎ காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit, vegetable”), cognate with Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa), Telugu మామిడికాయ (māmiḍikāya).

Noun

ꦩꦁꦒ (mangga)

  1. mango (fruit)

Further reading

  • “mangga” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “mangga”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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