gamelan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay gamelan, from Javanese gamelan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡæ.məˌlæn/
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Noun

gamelan (countable and uncountable, plural gamelans)

(music) A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a siuling).
The name of the ensemble performing this style of music.

Translations

genre of music

Arabic: غَامِيلَان‎ m (ḡamilān)
Catalan: gamelan (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 甘美蘭, 甘美兰 (gānměilán)
Hindi: गमेलन (gamelan)
Irish: gamalan m
Japanese: ガムラン (gamuran)

Javanese: gamelan
Malay:
Jawi: ݢميلن‎

Rumi: gamelan
Russian: гамела́н (ru) m (gamelán)
Thai: กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan)

ensemble

Irish: gamalan m

Javanese

Etymology

gamel (“to strike, hit”) +‎ -an.

Noun

gamelan

gamelan (genre of music)

Descendants

→ Malay: gamelan
- → Arabic: غَامِيلَان‎ (ḡāmīlān)
- → English: gamelan
- → Hindi: गमेलन (gamelana)
- → Irish: gamalan
- → Japanese: ガムラン (gamuran)
- → Russian: гамела́н (gamelán)
- → Thai: กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan)

Malay

Alternative forms

ݢميلن‎

Etymology

From Javanese gamelan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡamelan/
Rhymes: -elan, -lan, -an

Noun

gamelan (Jawi spelling ݢميلن)

gamelan (genre of music)

Descendants

→ Arabic: غَامِيلَان‎ (ḡāmīlān)
→ English: gamelan
→ Hindi: गमेलन (gamelana)
→ Irish: gamalan
→ Japanese: ガムラン (gamuran)
→ Russian: гамела́н (gamelán)
→ Thai: กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan)

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