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Malay
Etymology
Possibly an innovative form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (“python”) (compare the word formation with embacang). Doublet of sawa.
Pronunciation
Noun
sanca (plural sanca-sanca, informal 1st possessive sancaku, 2nd possessive sancamu, 3rd possessive sancanya)
- a type of python
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish zanca.
Pronunciation
Noun
sanca f (plural sancas)
- (architecture) cove, coving (concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall)
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