wañci

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See also: wǎncí

Old Javanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare to Old Javanese bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

wañci

  1. disposition, character, humour, temper, mood
  2. time, the right moment to

Adjective[edit]

wañci

  1. scared of fighting
  2. timid, shy
  3. cowardly

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Javanese: ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (banci)
    • → Indonesian: banci
    • → Malay: banci

References[edit]

  • "wañci" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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