bansa

Sãotomense

FWOTD – 15 September 2015

Etymology 1

From Kongo mbasa, plural of lubasa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbãsa/

Noun

bansa

1. the stem of a palm frond
2. a hook made with the stem of a palm frond

Etymology 2

From Kongo lubanji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bãˈsa/

Noun

bansa

1. rib (curved bone extending from the spine)

References

• “bansa” in Carlos de Sousa Ferreira Fontes, Estudo do léxico do são-tomense com dicionário (2007).

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Old Tagalog [Term?], borrowed from Old Malay [Term?], borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”).

Noun

bansa

1. a sovereign nation
2. the territory encompassing a nation