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Balinese
Romanization
wangsa
- Romanization of ᬯᬗ᭄ᬰ
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay wangsa, Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage, collection”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”). Doublet of bangsa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waŋ.sa/
- Hyphenation: wang‧sa
Noun
wangsa (first-person possessive wangsaku, second-person possessive wangsamu, third-person possessive wangsanya)
- (rare) dynasty
- Synonym: dinasti
- (obsolete) nation
- Synonym: bangsa
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Javanese
Romanization
wangsa
- Romanization of ꦮꦁꦱ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa, “offspring, lineage”). Cognate with bangsa.
Pronunciation
Noun
wangsa (Jawi spelling وڠسا, plural wangsa-wangsa, informal 1st possessive wangsaku, 2nd possessive wangsamu, 3rd possessive wangsanya)
- dynasty
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