bangka

See also: báŋka and Bangka

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋkaʔ/
• Hyphenation: bang‧ka
• Rhymes: -aŋkaʔ

Noun

bangka

1. a canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋkaʔ/
• Hyphenation: bang‧ka
• Rhymes: -aŋka

Verb

bangka

1. to treat; to provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Noun

bángka

1. surfeit
2. boat

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋka/, [ˈbɐŋ.ka]
• Hyphenation: bang‧ka

Noun

bángka

1. large double outrigger canoe without outriggers

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ka
• Hyphenation: bang‧ka

Noun

bangka (plural bangka-bangka, first-person possessive bangkaku, second-person possessive bangkamu, third-person possessive bangkanya)

1. outrigger canoe

Further reading

• “bangka” 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.

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Noun

bangka

1. small boat; canoe

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Noun

bangka

1. boat

Mansaka

Noun

bangka

1. cane; walking stick

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baŋˈkaʔ/ [bɐŋˈkaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: bang‧ka

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkaq (“boat”). Compare Cebuano bangka and Tausug bangka.

Noun

bangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. boat; canoe (especially a native sailless boat)

   Synonyms: paraw, batel

2. (colloquial) banker in a gambling game

Alternative forms

• banca, bangca — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Derived terms

• bangka-bangkaan
• bangkaan
• bangkain
• bangkang-gauran
• ipamangka
• magbangka
• mamamangka
• mamangka
• pamamangka

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of bangkero.

Noun

bangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. (gambling) banker

   Synonym: bangkero

Further reading

• “bangka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Noun

bangka

1. a boat; a canoe

Waray-Waray

Noun

bangkâ

1. cockroach
2. (colloquial) banker in a gambling game

Synonyms

• kunis