ꦧꦁꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese baṅśa, waṅśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”). Doublet of ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa) and ꦮꦁꦱ (wangsa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔ.ŋsɔ/
  • Rhymes: -sɔ
  • Hyphenation: bang‧sa

Noun

ꦧꦁꦱ (bangsa (Indonesia), bângsâ (Suriname))

  1. nation
  2. nationality
  3. class

Descendants
  • → Banyumasan: bangsa
  • → Osing: bangsa
  • → Tengger: bangsa

References
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bangsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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