hyang

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noun

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

OriginIndonesian hyang ← Old Javanese hyaṅ ← Proto-Austronesian *qiaŋ →
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Meanings

hyang1

nounhyang (plural hyangs)

plural hyangs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Hyang.

Hyang2

nounHyang (plural Hyangs)

plural Hyangs

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Austronesian*qiaŋ“deity, divinity”
  2. Old Javanesehyaṅ“God, divinity”
  3. Indonesianhyang
  4. EnglishHyang

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

hyang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyang

MLA

“hyang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyang.

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