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Old Javanese
Etymology
Compare to Old Javanese bañcana, wañcana (“deception, deceitful”), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”).
Pronunciation
Noun
wañci
- disposition, character, humour, temper, mood
- time, the right moment to
Adjective
wañci
- scared of fighting
- timid, shy
- cowardly
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- "wañci" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.