bañcana

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bañcana

  1. deception, fraud
  2. ruse, cunning, device, beguilement, seduction
  3. trial, ordeal
  4. affliction, calamity
  5. harassment

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References

  • "bañcana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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