Hyang

See also: hyang
'Hyang' written in Javanese script

English

Noun

Hyang (plural Hyangs)

  1. (mythology) a representation of the Supreme Being in ancient Indonesian (Balinese, Javanese, Osing, Tengger, Sundanese) mythology, native to Java and Bali islands.

Further reading

Balinese

Alternative forms
Native scripts
Balinese script ᬳ᭄ᬬᬂ​
Romanization Hyang (standard)

Etymology
  • Learned borrowing from Old Javanese Hyaṅ (“God, divinity”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: hyang

Noun

Hyang

  1. God
  2. goddess
  3. divinity
  4. deified being

Javanese

Alternative forms
Other scripts
Carakan ꦲꦾꦁ​
Roman Hyang (standard)

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: hyang

Noun

Hyang

  1. God
  2. goddess
  3. divinity
  4. deified being

Further reading
  • “[ Hyang]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].
  • “Hyang” in Javanese Cultural Dictionary [Kamus Budaya Jawa], Central Java: The Linguistic Center of Central Java [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Tengah], 2021.

Sundanese

Alternative forms
Native scripts
Sundanese script ᮠᮡᮀ​​
Romanization Hyang (standard)

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhjaːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: hyang

Noun

Hyang

  1. God
  2. goddess
  3. divinity
  4. deified being
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