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 (2011) “bangsa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN