Hyang

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'Hyang' written in Javanese script

English

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Noun

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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.

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Balinese

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Romanization

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Hyang

  1. Romanization of ᬳ᭄ᬬᬂ

Javanese

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Alternative forms

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Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦲꦾꦁ
Pegon
Roman Hyang (standard)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Hyang

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

Further reading

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “Hyang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
  • Hyang” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.

Sundanese

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Native scripts
Sundanese script ᮠᮡᮀ
Romanization Hyang (standard)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Hyang

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

See also

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