ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /want͡ʃi/
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃi
• Hyphenation: wan‧ci

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese wañci (“disposition, character, humour, temper, mood; time, the right moment to; scared of fighting; timid, cowardly, shy”).

Noun

ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)

1. (krama) time

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦮꦪꦃ (wayah), (krama) ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)

2. (krama) season

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa), (krama) ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)

3. defect, disability, fault, flaw

Derived terms

• ꦢꦶꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦤꦶ (diwancèni)
• ꦱꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (sawanci-wanci)

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably back-formation of ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (panci). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)

1. betel-box
2. pan

Further reading

• “wanci” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.