ᬩᭂᬜ᭄ᬘᬦ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese bañcana (“deception, fraud; ruse, cunning, device, beguilement, seduction; trial, ordeal; affliction, calamity; harassment”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “cheating; fraud; illusion; delusion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəɲt͡ʃanə/
  • Rhymes: -nə
  • Hyphenation: ben‧ca‧na

Noun

ᬩᭂᬜ᭄ᬘᬦ (bencana)

  1. disaster
  2. danger

Alternative forms

Derived terms
  • bencanain

Further reading
  • “bencana” 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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