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banci.

waria: a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine category

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbant͡ʃi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbaɲ.t͡ʃi]Standard-Indonesian

  1. waria: a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine category

    derogatory

  2. trans woman

    derogatory

  3. gay or effeminate man

    derogatory

  4. hermaphrodite

Where this word comes from

From Malay banci, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (banci, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), from bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana.

noun/ˈbant͡ʃi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbaɲ.t͡ʃi]Standard-Indonesian

  1. population census

    rare
Where this word comes from

From Malay banci, from Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “register”). Doublet of panji. Compare with Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑɑbɑñcii), Javanese wanci (“time”).

adj/ˈbant͡ʃi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbaɲ.t͡ʃi]Standard-Indonesian

  1. sissy, effeminate

    derogatory

  2. pussy, coward

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

From Malay banci, from Javanese ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (banci, “effeminate man; asexual person”), from Old Javanese wañci (“timid, shy; character; deceitful”), from bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of bencana.

noun/ˈbant͡ʃi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbaɲ.t͡ʃi]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a big pickaxe to chip or to hew

    dialectal

  2. adze, chisel

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Malay banci, from Sanskrit वाशी (vāśī, “adze, chisel”), from Tamil வாச்சி (vācci, “adze”).

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