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ancangan

[an-ca-ngan]

noun

LanguageBalinese (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. the spirit or nymph of any particular place (river mouth, tree, stone, etc.)
  2. spirit
  3. A spirit or nymph believed to guard or inhabit a specific natural place like a tree, stone, or river.
Examples

Pangrastiti ring ancangan segara punika krama irika.

The local people pray to the spirit of the sea there.

Pohon punika madué ancangan.

That tree has a spirit.

Pronunciationan-ca-ngan

Part of speechnoun

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Usage noteRefers to localized guardian spirits in Balinese belief.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.