"gamelan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæ.məˌlæn/ Audio: en-uk-gamelan.ogg Forms: gamelans [plural], ݢميلن [Jawi]
Etymology: Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), from Old Javanese gamelan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|jv|ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀}} Javanese ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan), {{der|en|kaw|gamelan}} Old Javanese gamelan Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gamelan (countable and uncountable, plural gamelans)
  1. (music) A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a siuling). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres, Collectives, Musicians Translations (genre of music): غَامِيلَان (ḡāmīlān) [masculine] (Arabic), ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄ (gamêlan) (Balinese), gamelan [masculine] (Catalan), 甘美蘭 (Chinese Mandarin), 甘美兰 (gānměilán) (Chinese Mandarin), गमेलन (gamelan) (Hindi), gamelan (Indonesian), gamalan [masculine] (Irish), ガムラン (gamuran) (Japanese), ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan) (Javanese), ݢميلن [Jawi] (Malay), gamelan [Rumi] (Malay), gamêlan (Old Javanese), гамела́н (gamelán) [masculine] (Russian), gamelán [masculine] (Spanish), ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪ (gamelan) (Sundanese), กาเมลัน (gaa-mee-lan) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-gamelan-en-noun-8K1duiYQ Disambiguation of Collectives: 75 25 Disambiguation of Musicians: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Balinese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Javanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old Javanese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Sundanese translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 51 7 35 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 5 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Balinese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Javanese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Javanese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Sundanese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 89 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'genre of music': 77 23
  2. An ensemble performing this style of music. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (ensemble): ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄ (gamêlan) (Balinese), gamelan (Indonesian), gamalan [masculine] (Irish), ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀ (gamelan) (Javanese), gamêlan (Old Javanese), ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪ (gamelan) (Sundanese)
    Sense id: en-gamelan-en-noun-eUvRZzGq Disambiguation of 'ensemble': 23 77

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гамела́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "genre of music",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gamelán"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "roman": "gamelan",
      "sense": "genre of music",
      "word": "ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaa-mee-lan",
      "sense": "genre of music",
      "word": "กาเมลัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "ban",
      "lang": "Balinese",
      "roman": "gamêlan",
      "sense": "ensemble",
      "word": "ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "ensemble",
      "word": "gamelan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "ensemble",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gamalan"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "roman": "gamelan",
      "sense": "ensemble",
      "word": "ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀"
    },
    {
      "code": "kaw",
      "lang": "Old Javanese",
      "sense": "ensemble",
      "word": "gamêlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "roman": "gamelan",
      "sense": "ensemble",
      "word": "ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "gamelan"
  ],
  "word": "gamelan"
}

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