lanca

See also: lancą and lança

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlant͡ʃa/ [ˈlaɲ.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃa
• Syllabification: lan‧ca

Etymology 1

From Malay lanca, from Classical Malay lanca.

Noun

lanca (plural lanca-lanca)

1. (obsolete) three-masted big ship

Etymology 2

From Malay lanca, from Hokkien 人車 / 人车 (lâng-chhia, “rickshaw”).

Noun

lanca (plural lanca-lanca)

1. nonstandard spelling of lancia (“rickshaw”)

Further reading

• “lanca”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology

Probably from an Alpine substrate word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlan.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: làn‧ca

Noun

lanca f (plural lanche)

1. oxbow, oxbow lake, billabong

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlant͡ʃa/ [ˈlaɲ.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃa, -nt͡ʃa, -t͡ʃa

Etymology 1

Noun

lanca (Jawi spelling لنچا, plural lanca-lanca or lanca²)

1. (Classical Malay) three-masted big ship.

Etymology 2

From Hokkien 人車 / 人车 (lâng-chhia, “rickshaw”).

Noun

lanca (Jawi spelling لنچا, plural lanca-lanca or lanca²)

1. rickshaw

See also

• beca

References

• “lanca”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "lanca" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle High German lanzebor.

Polish lanca

Borrowed from Middle High German lanze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlan.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -ant͡sa
• Syllabification: lan‧ca

Noun

lanca f

1. lance (weapon)

   Synonym: kopia

Declension

Declension of lanca

	singular	plural
nominative	lanca	lance
genitive	lancy	lanc
dative	lancy	lancom
accusative	lancę	lance
instrumental	lancą	lancami
locative	lancy	lancach
vocative	lanco	lance

Further reading

• “lanca”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “lanca”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)