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panji.

banner, color, guidon, pennant, pennon, standard

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpand͡ʒi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpaɲ.d͡ʒi]Standard-Indonesian
  1. banner, color, guidon, pennant, pennon, standard

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay panji (“banner, standard”), from Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “register”). Doublet of banci. * Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦶ (panji) for noun 2 senses.

noun/ˈpand͡ʒi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpaɲ.d͡ʒi]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a Javanese noble rank

  2. a genre of Indonesian heroic and noble story

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay panji (“banner, standard”), from Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “register”). Doublet of banci. * Semantic loan from Javanese ꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦶ (panji) for noun 2 senses.

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