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hyang

hyang is the alternative letter-case form of Hyang.

Noun capitalized: Hyang

Hyang (plural Hyangs)

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

Forms of hyang

pluralhyangs
pluralHyangs

Origin of hyang

Borrowed from Indonesian hyang, Old Javanese hyaṅ (“God, divinity”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ (“deity, divinity”).

Questions about hyang

What does hyang mean?
Hyang means a representation of the Supreme Being in ancient Indonesian (Balinese, Javanese, Osing, Tengger, Sundanese) mythology, native to Java and Bali islands.
What is hyang the alternative letter-case form of?
Hyang is the alternative letter-case form of Hyang.
What part of speech is hyang?
Hyang is a noun.
What is the plural of hyang?
The plural of hyang is hyangs.

Words near hyang in the dictionary

  1. Hyam
  2. hyamine
  3. Hyampom
  4. Hyams
  5. Hyamses
  6. hyang
  7. hyangchal
  8. hyangga
  9. hyangs
  10. Hyannis
  11. Hyannis Park

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