gegana

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦼꦒꦤ, ꦒꦒꦤ (gegana, gagana, “atmosphere, sky”), from Old Javanese gagana (“atmosphere, sky, firmament, air”), from Sanskrit गगन (gagana, “atmosphere, sky, firmament, air”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈɡana/ [ɡəˈɡa.na] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: ge‧ga‧na === Noun === gêgana (plural gegana-gegana) (literally) air Synonym: udara (literally) cloud Synonym: awan something that makes a loud noise or explosion ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay gegana. === Further reading === “gegana”, 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 === gegana romanization of ꦒꦼꦒꦤ == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Pattani Malay [Term?]. Compare ganu. === Pronunciation === (Baku) IPA(key): /ɡəˈɡana/ [ɡəˈɡa.na] Rhymes: -ana (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ɡəˈɡanə/ [ɡəˈɡa.nə] Rhymes: -anə Hyphenation: ge‧ga‧na === Noun === gegana (plural gegana-gegana or gegana2) (dialectal, obsolete, Kelantan-Pattani) rainbow Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pelangi ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian gegana. === References ===