ꦒꦤ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.nɔ/
• Rhymes: -nɔ
• Hyphenation: ga‧na

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese ghana (“cloud”), from Sanskrit घन (ghana, “compact mass or substance”).

Noun

ꦒꦤ (gana)

1. cloud

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Javanese gaṇa (“host, group; a kind of demi-god; number; a certain military subdivision”), from Sanskrit गण (gaṇa, “flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, series, class (of animate or inanimate beings), body of followers or attendants”).

Noun

ꦒꦤ (gana)

1. bee larvae
2. fetus
3. small statues or dolls
4. (Hinduism) troops or classes of inferior deities (especially certain troops of demi-gods considered as Shiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of the god Ganesha)

Further reading

• “gana” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.