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

• ᬩᬜ᭄ᬘᬦ (bancana)

Derived terms

• bencanain

Further reading

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