ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦤ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited 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): /baɲt͡ʃɔnɔ/

Noun

ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦤ (bancana)

1. (literary) hazard, obstacle

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “bancana”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN