bangsal

Indonesian

Bangsal (2)

Bangsal (5)

Etymology

From Malay bangsal, from Classical Malay bangsal, from Hindi भनसाल (bhansāl, “storehouse”), from earlier भण्डसाल (bhaṇḍasāl), भण्डसार (bhaṇḍasār), from Sanskrit भाण्डशाला (bhāṇḍaśālā, “storehouse, magazine”), from भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) +‎ शाला (śālā).

• Sense of hall is a semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦁꦱꦭ꧀ (bangsal, “mansion”), which cf above.
• Sense of ward is a semantic loan from Dutch zaal (“ward”, literally “room, hall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaŋsal]
• Hyphenation: bang‧sal

Noun

bangsal (plural)

1. house, mansion.
2. hall.

   Synonym: balai

3. longhouse.

   Synonyms: los, bedeng

4. barracks, shed.

   Synonyms: barak, bedeng

5. (healthcare, medicine) ward: a part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
6. pavilion

   Synonyms: anjungan, astaka, paviliun

Synonyms

• (ward): barak, paviliun, sal
• (ward): wad (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Compounds

• bangsal benih
• bangsal kencana
• bangsal mesin
• bangsal ternak

Related terms

• benda
• sala
• syala

Further reading

• “bangsal” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

bangsal

1. Romanization of ꦧꦁꦱꦭ꧀

Sundanese

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Noun

bangsal (Sundanese script ᮘᮀᮞᮜ᮪)

1. unhusked rice

Derived terms

• ngabangsalkeun

See also

• paré (“rice plant”)
• béas (“uncooked rice”)
• kéjo/sangu (“cooked rice”)
• sawah (“rice paddy”)

Etymology 2

From Indonesian bangsal, from Malay bangsal.

Noun

bangsal (Sundanese script ᮘᮀᮞᮜ᮪)

1. hall (a large meeting room)

Further reading

• "BANGSAL", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia