hyang.
hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology
Meaning & usage
hyang: An unseen spirit with supernatural powers, in ancient Indonesian mythology
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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