Balinese

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Romanization

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bangsa

  1. Romanization of ᬩᬗ᭄ᬲ

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay bangsa, from Classical Malay بڠسا (bangsa), from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, offspring, lineage, collection). Doublet of wangsa. Cognate of Tagalog bansa (nation).

Noun

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bangsa (plural)

  1. A group of people, animals, or plants with shared origin and the same characteristic.
    1. (politics) A nation; a people or folk: group or community with often shared ancestral-lines, custom, language, and history; usually formed due to a sense of unity in terms of national, linguistic, or cultural ties, whilst also typically inhabiting a specific region on earth
      bangsa India kuno; bangsa Indonesia; bangsa MesirThe ancient Indians; the Indonesian nation; the Egyptian folk
      Bangsa Mongol adalah masyarakat nomad yang banyak mendiami daerah MongoliaThe Mongols are a nomadic community predominantly residing in the region of Mongolia
    2. (archaic) Sex.
      Anak itu lahir berkelamin bangsa jantanThat child was born (as) male
      Synonym: jenis kelamin
    3. (countable, biology, taxonomy) Order: a taxonomy unit (taxon) between the family and class, also functioned as the umbrella term for family which cognates to one another (in plants, the family names end with -ales, e.g. Zingiberales)
      Synonym: ordo
    4. (rare) Race: a group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics.
      Synonym: ras
    5. (obsolete) A clan
      Synonyms: klan, marga, wangsa
    6. (obsolete) A dynasty; a house of noble lineage.
      Synonyms: wangsa, dinasti
  2. (formal, figurative) Prestige.
    Bahasa menunjukkan bangsaLanguage represents (the prestige of) a nation
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Preposition

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bangsa

  1. (by extension, colloquial) A type of, kind, sort; like
    Synonyms: seperti, kayak, macam
    Tersedia segala makanan bangsa kue-kue dan minumanThere is a variety of food (of the cake sort) and drinks available
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Etymology 2

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Uncertain, sense perhaps extended from bangsa (preposition) of Etymology 1.

Adverb

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bangsa

  1. (colloquial) Approximately; about, roughly.
    Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang, kurang lebih, sekitar
    Bangsa dua bulan lagi dia akan lulusHe will graduate in about two months

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Javanese

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Romanization

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bangsa

  1. (Indonesian) Romanization of ꦧꦁꦱ

Malay

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay بڠسا (bangsa), from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, offspring, lineage; bamboo), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (ceiling beam). Cognate of Javanese ꦧꦁꦱ (bangsa). Doublet of wangsa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bangsa (Jawi spelling بڠسا, plural bangsa-bangsa, informal 1st possessive bangsaku, 2nd possessive bangsamu, 3rd possessive bangsanya)

  1. A nation; a group of society that is huge and has a shared civilization, custom, art, language, history, tradition, and identity, and also inhabits an area with clear borders.
    bangsa Norwaynation of Norway
    Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa BersatuUnited Nations
  2. A race:
    1. A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin colour or hair type.
      Synonym: ras
      bangsa MelayuMalay race
    2. (uncommon) A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage; an ethnicity or ethnic group.
      Synonyms: kaum, kelompok etnik, puak, suku, ras
      bangsa MinangkabauMinangkabau ethnicity
  3. A type or kind.
    Synonyms: macam, jenis
  4. A gender or sex.
    Synonyms: jantina, jenis kelamin, seks, gender
  5. High status or prestige.
    Sesuatu bahasa kehilangan bangsanya hanya apabila tiada lagi penuturnya.
    A language loses its prestige only when it does not have any speakers anymore.

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Compounds

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: bangsa
  • Iban: bansa
  • Mansaka: bansa
  • Maranao: bansa
  • Pangutaran Sama: bangsa
  • Tagalog: bansa (learned)
  • Ternate: bangsa

References

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  • Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 21

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Pangutaran Sama

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Etymology

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From Malay bangsa, from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, offspring, lineage, collection), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (ceiling beam). Cognate of Tagalog bansa.

Noun

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bangsa

  1. group

Sundanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Sundanese baṅśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, offspring, lineage, collection), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (ceiling beam).

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bangsa (Sundanese script ᮘᮀᮞ)

  1. nation
    ᮘᮞ ᮦᮒᮂ ᮎᮤᮎᮤᮦᮛᮔ᮪ ᮘᮀᮞBasa téh cicirén bangsa.Language is the nation identity.
  2. kind; type
    ᮠᮚᮙ᮪ ᮒᮦᮂ ᮞᮘᮀᮞ ᮙᮔᮥᮊ᮪Hayam téh sabangsa manuk.A chicken is a type of bird.

Ternate

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Etymology

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From Malay bangsa, from Old Malay vaṃśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, offspring, lineage, collection). Cognate of Tagalog bansa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bangsa

  1. nation

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh