banci
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
- From Malay banci, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (banci, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana
- The sense “hermaphrodite” is a semantic loan from English hermaphrodite.
Noun edit
banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)
- (derogatory) a waria
- (derogatory) a trans woman
- (derogatory) a gay man
- (botany) hermaphrodite
Adjective edit
banci
Etymology 2 edit
From Malay banci, from Sanskrit वाशी (vāśī, “adze, chisel”), from Tamil வாச்சி (vācci, “adze”).
Noun edit
banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)
Etymology 3 edit
From Malay banci, from Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “register”). Doublet of panji. Compare with Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii), Javanese wanci (“time”).
Noun edit
banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)
- (rare) population census
- Synonym: sensus
Further reading edit
- “banci” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
- Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
- Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “banci”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen[1], H. M. van Dorp
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
banci
- Romanization of ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “almanac; calendar; register”). Compare Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii), Javanese wanci (“time”).
Noun edit
banci (Jawi spelling بانچي, plural banci-banci, informal 1st possessive banciku, 2nd possessive bancimu, 3rd possessive bancinya)
Etymology 2 edit
- From Javanese banci (ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana
- The sense “hermaphrodite” is a semantic loan from English hermaphrodite.
Noun edit
banci (Jawi spelling بانچي, plural banci-banci, informal 1st possessive banciku, 2nd possessive bancimu, 3rd possessive bancinya)
- a gay man; a lesbian woman
- Synonym: pondan
- (archaic, Sulawesi) a bomoh whose clothes are like that of a female's
Adjective edit
banci (Jawi spelling بانچي)
- (botany) hermaphrodite
- (archaic) suffering from erectile dysfunction
- Synonyms: mati pucuk, lemah syahwat
Further reading edit
- “banci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.