hyaṅ

Old Javanese

Etymology

    From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ (“ancestor, deity”).

    Noun

    hyaṅ

    1. god, goddess, deified being, divinity,
    2. sacred place,
    3. sacred thing or body
    4. sacred person, such as anchorite, monk, nun.

    Alternative forms

    • yaṅ

    Derived terms

    • ahyaṅ (“divine, unearthly, extraordinary”)
    • aṅhyaṅ
    • dihyaṅ
    • hinyaṅ
    • humyaṅi (“to be the god of”)
    • kahyaṅan
    • mahyaṅ (“having an inhabiting (protecting) deity”)
    • makahyaṅan
    • makakahyaṅan (“to have as divine abode”)
    • marhyaṅ (“custodian of a sanctuary”)
    • parhyaṅan
    • paryaṅan
    • paṅhyaṅ
    • paṅhyaṅan (“object of worship”)
    • prahyaṅan (“sanctuary where a god is worshipped”)
    • rahyaṅta (“deified ancestor, holy man”)

    Descendants

    • Javanese: ꦲꦾꦁ (yang)
    • → Balinese: ᬳ᭄ᬬᬂ
    • → Indonesian: hyang, yang
    • → Malay: hiang, yang
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