ꦮꦁꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese waṅśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”). Doublet of ꦧꦁꦱ (bangsa) and ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa).

Noun

ꦮꦁꦱ (wangsa)

1. kinsmen
2. descendant

Further reading

• “wangsa” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.