banci

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbant͡ʃi/, [ˈbaɲ.t͡ʃi]
• Hyphenation: ban‧ci

Etymology 1

• From Malay banci, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (banci, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana
• The sense “hermaphrodite” is a semantic loan from English hermaphrodite.

Noun

banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

1. (derogatory) a waria
2. (derogatory) a trans woman
3. (derogatory) a gay man
4. (botany) hermaphrodite

Adjective

banci

1. (derogatory) sissy, effeminate
2. (derogatory) pussy, coward

Etymology 2

From Malay banci, from Sanskrit वाशी (vāśī, “adze, chisel”), from Tamil வாச்சி (vācci, “adze”).

Noun

banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

1. a big pickaxe to chip or to hew

Etymology 3

From Malay banci, from Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “register”). Doublet of panji. Compare with Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii), Javanese wanci (“time”).

Noun

banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

1. (rare) population census

   Synonym: sensus

Further reading

• “banci” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
• Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “banci”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen‎^[1], H. M. van Dorp

Javanese

Romanization

banci

1. Romanization of ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bant͡ʃi/
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃi, -t͡ʃi
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bäɲt͡ʃi]
• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “almanac; calendar; register”). Compare Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii), Javanese wanci (“time”).

Noun

banci (Jawi spelling بنچي, plural banci-banci, informal 1st possessive banciku, 2nd possessive bancimu, 3rd possessive bancinya)

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) population census

Etymology 2

• From Javanese banci (ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana
• The sense “hermaphrodite” is a semantic loan from English hermaphrodite.

Noun

banci (Jawi spelling بنچي, plural banci-banci, informal 1st possessive banciku, 2nd possessive bancimu, 3rd possessive bancinya)

1. a gay man; a lesbian woman

   Synonym: pondan

2. (archaic, Sulawesi) a bomoh whose clothes are like that of a female's

Adjective

banci (Jawi spelling بنچي)

1. (botany) hermaphrodite
2. (archaic) suffering from erectile dysfunction

   Synonyms: mati pucuk, lemah syahwat

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بنجي bantji”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 60-1
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بنچي banchi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 121
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “banchi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 77

Further reading

• “banci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.