ᬩᭂᬜ᭄ᬘᬦ
Balinese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old Javanese bañcana (“deception, fraud; ruse, cunning, device, beguilement, seduction; trial, ordeal; affliction, calamity; harassment”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “cheating; fraud; illusion; delusion”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editᬩᭂᬜ᭄ᬘᬦ (bencana)
Alternative forms
edit- ᬩᬜ᭄ᬘᬦ (bancana)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “bencana” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].