banci

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɲ.t͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: ban‧ci

Adjective

banci

1. transgender.

Noun

banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

1. transgender, trans woman.

Etymology 2

From Malay banci (“population census”).

• From Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “register”). Compare with Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii).
• From Min Nan 民籍 (bîn-chi̍p), from 民 (bîn, “people; citizens”) + 籍 (chi̍p, “census”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɲ.t͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: ban‧ci

Noun

banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

1. population census (Malaysia, Singapore).

   Synonym: sensus

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɲ.t͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: ban‧ci

Noun

banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

1. A big pickaxe to chip or to hew.

Further reading

• “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.