banci
Indonesian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]- From Malay banci, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (banci, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana
- The sense “hermaphrodite” is a semantic loan from English hermaphrodite.
Noun
[edit]banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)
- (derogatory) a waria
- (derogatory) a trans woman
- (derogatory) a gay man
- (botany) hermaphrodite
Adjective
[edit]banci
Etymology 2
[edit]From Malay banci, from Sanskrit वाशी (vāśī, “adze, chisel”), from Tamil வாச்சி (vācci, “adze”).
Noun
[edit]banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)
Etymology 3
[edit]From Malay banci, from Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “register”). Doublet of panji. Compare with Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii), Javanese wanci (“time”).
Noun
[edit]banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)
- (rare) population census
- Synonym: sensus
Further reading
[edit]- “banci” 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.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
- Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “banci”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen[1], H. M. van Dorp
Javanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]banci
- Romanization of ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ
Malay
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “almanac; calendar; register”). Compare Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii), Javanese wanci (“time”).
Noun
[edit]banci (Jawi spelling بنچي, plural banci-banci, informal 1st possessive banciku, 2nd possessive bancimu, 3rd possessive bancinya)
Etymology 2
[edit]- From Javanese banci (ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana
- The sense “hermaphrodite” is a semantic loan from English hermaphrodite.
Noun
[edit]banci (Jawi spelling بنچي, plural banci-banci, informal 1st possessive banciku, 2nd possessive bancimu, 3rd possessive bancinya)
- a gay man; a lesbian woman
- Synonym: pondan
- (archaic, Sulawesi) a bomoh whose clothes are like that of a female's
Adjective
[edit]banci (Jawi spelling بنچي)
- (botany) hermaphrodite
- (archaic) suffering from erectile dysfunction
- Synonyms: mati pucuk, lemah syahwat
References
[edit]- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بنجي bantji”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 60-1
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بنچي banchi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 121
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “banchi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 77
Further reading
[edit]- “banci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”).
Noun
[edit]banci (ᮘᮔ᮪ᮎᮤ)
- (often derogatory) an effeminate man
- Synonyms: wandu, malawading
- Antonyms: (with regards to gender and behaviour) balakasikang, rodama
Further reading
[edit]- Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
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