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hyang.

hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology

5 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhʲaŋ]common, standard[ˈçaŋ]common, standard[hɪˈjaŋ]nonstandard
  1. hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology

    Hinduism
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay hiang, yang, from Old Malay [script needed] (hiyaṃ), from Proto-Malayic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hiaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hiaŋ, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qiaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ. Spelling influenced by Javanese ꦲꦾꦁ (yang). First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (hiyaṃ), found in the title of Dapunta Hiang.

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