Editing Gamelan (section)

==Etymology==
The word {{tlit|jv|gamelan}} comes from the [[Javanese language|Javanese]] word {{tlit|jv|gamel}} ({{lang|jv|ꦒꦩꦼꦭ꧀}}) in the [[Javanese language#Registers|''ngoko'' register]], which refers to playing of [[percussion instruments]] or the act of striking with a [[mallet]], and the [[noun]]-forming [[suffix]] {{tlit|jv|-an}}.{{sfn|Robson|Wibisono|2002|pp=225}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=History and Etymology for gamelan|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamelan|access-date=17 December 2020|work=Merriam-Webster|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124084026/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamelan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=sumarsam/><ref name="Lindsay">Lindsay, Jennifer (1992). ''Javanese Gamelan'', p.10. {{ISBN|0-19-588582-1}}.<!--ibid later--></ref>  The gamelan in the [[Sundanese language|Sundanese]] is ''Degung'' ({{lang|suc|Degung}}),  the word ''Degung'' apparently is an old Sundanese term, which refers to gongs and [[gong]] ensembles. For this reason, the words ''degung'' and gong are essentially synonyms for the word {{tlit|jv|gamelan}}. At the same time, the expression ''[[gamelan degung]]'' may be a way to point at a gamelan ensemble tuned to degung scale.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indonesia For Beginners: Priangan and Gamelan Degung|url=http://the-attic.net/reports/2266/indonesia-for-beginners:-priangan-and-gamelan-degung.html|access-date=26 October 2020|website=The Attic|language=en|archive-date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224010233/http://the-attic.net/reports/2266/indonesia-for-beginners:-priangan-and-gamelan-degung.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The term {{tlit|jv|karawitan}} ({{lang|jv|ꦏꦫꦮꦶꦠꦤ꧀}}){{sfn|Robson|Wibisono|2002|pp=619}} refers to classical gamelan music and performance practice, and comes from the [[Javanese language|Javanese]] word {{tlit|jv|rawit}} ({{lang|jv|ꦫꦮꦶꦠ꧀}}){{sfn|Robson|Wibisono|2002|pp=619}} of [[Sanskrit]] origin, meaning 'intricate' or 'finely worked',<ref name="Lindsay"/> referring to the sense of smoothness and elegance idealized in Javanese music. Another word, {{tlit|jv|pangrawit}} ({{lang|jv|ꦥꦁꦫꦮꦶꦠ꧀}}), means a person with such sense, and is used as an honorific when discussing esteemed gamelan musicians. The Javanese word for {{tlit|jv|gamelan}} in the {{tlit|jv|krama}} register is {{tlit|jv|gangsa}} ({{lang|jv|ꦒꦁꦱ}}),{{sfn|Robson|Wibisono|2002|pp=225}} formed either from the words {{tlit|jv|tembaga}} ({{lang|jv|ꦠꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦒ}}){{sfn|Robson|Wibisono|2002|pp=732}} and {{tlit|jv|rejasa}} ({{lang|jv|ꦉꦗꦱ}}){{sfn|Robson|Wibisono|2002|pp=621}} referring to the materials used in bronze gamelan construction (copper and tin), or {{tlit|jv|tiga}} ({{lang|jv|ꦠꦶꦒ}}){{sfn|Robson|Wibisono|2002|pp=732}} and {{tlit|jv|sedasa}} ({{lang|jv|ꦱꦼꦢꦱ}}){{sfn|Robson|Wibisono|2002|pp=672}} referring to their proportions (three and ten).<ref>Lindsay (1992), p.35.</ref>