ᬩᬗ᭄ᬲ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese waṅśa (“lineage, dynasty, posterity”), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa, “offspring, lineage, collection”). Doublet of ᬯᬗ᭄ᬰ (wangsa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baŋ.sə/
  • Rhymes: -sə
  • Hyphenation: bang‧sa

Noun

ᬩᬗ᭄ᬲ (bangsa)

  1. nation
  2. nobility

Derived terms
  • mabangsa

Further reading
  • “bangsa” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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