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ancangan

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.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteRefers to localized guardian spirits in Balinese belief.

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ancangan in other languages

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