gangsa

English

Noun

gangsa (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ganza (“type of metal”).

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese gaṅsa (“bell-metal”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ.sə/
• Rhymes: -aŋsə
• Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Balinese script ᬕᬗ᭄ᬲ)

1. (music) classical musical instrument or ensemble of instruments
2. (literal) bronze

Further reading

• “gangsa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Betawi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋsa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

Likely from Portuguese gansa, ganso (“goose”), from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, “goose”), from Proto-Germanic *gans (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Doublet of angsa.

Noun

gangsa

1. goose

   Synonyms: angsa, soang

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “musical instrument and/or ensemble”) or Balinese gangsa.

Noun

gangsa

1. brass; bell-metal

References

• Batten, C. J. (1868), “Gangsa”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 60

Cebuano

Noun

gangsa

1. alternative form of gansa

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡaŋ.sa]
• Rhymes: -aŋsa
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay gangsa (“bronze”), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Semantic loan from Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa, “musical instrument and/or ensemble”) and Balinese gangsa for musical sense.

Noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa)

1. bronze

   Synonym: perunggu

2. (music) brass, bell-metal

Derived terms

• pegangsaan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi gangsa (“goose”), likely from Portuguese gansa, ganso (“goose”), from Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*gans, “goose”), from Proto-Germanic *gans (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Doublet of angsa.

Noun

gangsa (plural gangsa-gangsa)

1. (zoology, colloquial) booby, gannet (family Sulidae spp.)

   Synonym: angsa batu

Further reading

• “gangsa”, 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

gangsa

1. romanization of ꦒꦁꦱ

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈsa/ [ɡʌnˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -a
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡʌn.sʌ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsa
• (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian)
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈha/ [ɡʌnˈha]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋha/ [ˈɡʌn.hʌ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋha
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsá or gángsa

1. a shallow hand-held copper or brass gong, extensively used in dances

   Synonym: dengpayan

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms and variants of gangsa
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Group	Province	Municipality	Part of municipality	Barangay	Terms	Words
Northern / Applai	Mountain Province	Sagada	Pidlisan / Dapliyan (north)	Aguid		gangsa
				Pide		gangsa
				Fidelisan		gangsa
				Bangaan		gangsa
				Madungo		gangsa
				Tanulong		gangsa
Southern / Central	Mountain Province	Bauko	Lower Bauko	Bila		gangha
				Banao		gangha
				Poblacion		gangha
				Otucan		gangha
		Sabangan	Upper Sabangan	Bun-ayan		gangha
				Bao-angan		gangha
				Busa		gangha
				Camatagan		gangha
				Capinitan		gangha
				Gayang		gangha
				Namatec		gangha
				Napua		gangha
				Pingad		gangha
			Lower Sabangan	Data		gangsa
				Lagan		gangsa
				Losad		gangsa
				Poblacion		gangsa
				Supang		gangsa
				Tambingan		gangsa
		Tadian	Zone 2 / SULUMASIDE	Bantey		gangha
				Batayan		gangha
				Duagan		gangha
				Lubon		gangha
				Mabalite		gangha
				Masla		gangha
				Sumadel		gangha
			Zone 3 / Sunny Side	Banaao		gangha
				Cadad-anan		gangha
				Cagubatan		gangha
				Dacudac		gangha
				Lenga		gangha
				Pandayan		gangha

Derived terms

• ginangangsa
• mangangsa
• manggangsa

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “gangsá [gaꬻsá]”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 162
• Morice Vanoverbergh (1982), “Kankanay Games: A Lexicon”, in Asian Folklore Studies‎^[2], volume 41, number 1 (overall work in English and Kankanaey), Nanzan University, →DOI, page 106
• Allen, Larry (2021), “gángsa”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Wallace, Judy (2018), “gangsa”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa).

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsə/ [ˈɡaŋ.sə]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsə, -ə
• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡaŋ.sa]
  • Rhymes: -aŋsa, -a
• Hyphenation: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Jawi spelling ݢڠسا, uncountable)

1. bronze (alloy)

Further reading

• "gangsa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "gangsa" at PRPM first version)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Malay gangsa (“bell-metal; bronze”) via a Cordilleran language such as Central Bontoc gangsa, from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa). Compare Kankanaey gangsa, Tausug gangsa', Indonesian kangsa, Javanese ꦒꦁꦱ (gangsa) and Balinese gangsa. See also kansa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaŋsa/ [ˈɡ̠an̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -aŋsa
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsa (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ) (music)

1. brass gong with convex side and forked stick as a handle

Alternative forms

• gansa

See also

• kulintang

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaŋˈsaʔ/ [ɡ̠ɐn̪ˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: gang‧sa

Noun

gangsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜅ᜔ᜐ)

1. obsolete form of gansa

Further reading

• “gangsa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “gangsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 427

Anagrams

• sangag