Hyang

See also: hyang

English

'Hyang' written in Javanese script

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian hyang, Old Javanese hyaṅ (“God, divinity”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ (“deity, divinity”).

Noun

Hyang (plural Hyangs)

1. (mythology) a representation of the Supreme Being in ancient Indonesian (Balinese, Javanese, Osing, Tengger, Sundanese) mythology, native to Java and Bali islands.

Further reading

• Hyang on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese Hyaṅ (“God, divinity”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ (“deity, divinity”).

Noun

Hyang (Balinese script ᬳ᭄ᬬᬂ)

1. God
2. goddess
3. divinity
4. deified being

Javanese

Alternative forms

Javanese writing system
Carakan	ꦲꦾꦁ
Pegon
Roman	Hyang (standard)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese hyaṅ (“God, divinity”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ (“deity, divinity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
• Hyphenation: hyang

Noun

Hyang

1. God
2. goddess
3. divinity
4. deified being

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “Hyang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
• “Hyang”, in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa] (in Javanese), Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.

Sundanese

Alternative forms

• hiang

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese Hyaṅ (“God, divinity”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ (“deity, divinity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjaŋ/, /ˈhijaŋ/
• Hyphenation: hyang

Noun

Hyang (Sundanese script ᮠᮡᮀ)

1. God
2. goddess
3. deity; deified being

Derived terms

• ngahiang
• Parahiyangan