gamelan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese gamelan, from Old Javanese gamĕlan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡæməˌlæn/, /ˈɡæməˌlɑn/ === 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 suling). An ensemble performing this style of music. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === gamelan m (plural gamelans) gamelan == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamĕlan. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡaməˈlan/ [ɡa.məˈlan] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: ga‧me‧lan === Noun === gamelan (plural gamelan-gamelan) (music) gamelan: a genre of traditional Indonesian music; specifically Javanese, Balinese and Sundanese origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute an ensemble performing this style of music ==== Hyponyms ==== === Further reading === “gamelan”, 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 === gamelan romanization of ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamĕlan. Ambiguity in the Latin orthography and the phonotactic restriction on having /ə/ in closed root-final syllable (usually adapted to /a/ in earlier borrowings from Javanese) triggered the spelling pronunciation with /e/. Compare Banjarese gamalan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡamelan/ Rhymes: -elan, -lan, -an === Noun === gamelan (Jawi spelling ݢميلن, uncountable) (music) gamelan (genre of music) === Further reading === "gamelan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017