ancer

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦚ꧀ꦕꦼꦂ (ancer, “an object that is stuck as a sign”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈant͡ʃər/ [ˈaɲ.t͡ʃər]
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃər
• Syllabification: an‧cer

Noun

ancer (plural ancer-ancer)

1. point in the middle of the gamelan

Further reading

• “ancer”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

ancer

1. romanization of ꦲꦚ꧀ꦕꦼꦂ

Old English

Noun

ancer m

1. alternative form of ancor