Hyang
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Noun ===
Hyang (plural Hyangs)
(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”).
=== Noun ===
Hyang (Balinese script ᬳ᭄ᬬᬂ)
God
goddess
divinity
deified being
== Javanese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Javanese hyaṅ (“God, divinity”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
Hyphenation: hyang
=== Noun ===
Hyang
God
goddess
divinity
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)
God
goddess
deity; deified being
==== Derived terms ====