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Balinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Javanese waṅśa (“lineage, dynasty, posterity”), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa, “offspring, lineage, collection”). Doublet of bangsa.
Pronunciation
Noun
wangsa (Balinese script ᬯᬗ᭄ᬰ)
- caste
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay wangsa, Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage, collection”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”). Doublet of bangsa.
Pronunciation
Noun
wangsa (plural wangsa-wangsa)
- (rare) dynasty
- Synonym: dinasti
- (obsolete) nation
- Synonym: bangsa
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
wangsa
- romanization of ꦮꦁꦱ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa, “offspring, lineage”). Doublet of bangsa.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ˈwaŋsə/
Noun
wangsa (Jawi spelling وڠسا, plural wangsa-wangsa)
- dynasty
- Wangsa Han ― Han Dynasty
- Wangsa Bolkiah ― Bolkiah Dynasty
Descendants
- > Indonesian: wangsa (inherited)
Further reading