waṅśa

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, offspring, lineage, collection).

Noun

waṅśa

  1. lineage,
  2. dynasty,
  3. posterity

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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