taṅgal
Old Javanese
editEtymology
editProbably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋgal (“unfastened, detached”), refers to the new moon which moon is detached from the night sky.
Noun
edittaṅgal
- the waxing (of the moon),
- first half of the lunar month (1-15),
- day in the first half of the lunar month
Derived terms
edit- anaṅgalakĕn (“to try to raise”)
- ataṅgal (“to rise, get up, draw oneself up, jump up, start, move into action; also: to stay (remain) erect?”)
- tinaṅgal-taṅgal (“to raise, give renewed strength”)
- tinaṅgalan (“to adorn with crescents”)
- tumaṅgal (“waxing (moon); to wax, rise, stand up”)