bangsa

Indonesian

/baŋ.sa/

noun
Definitions
  • nation
  • group
  • prestige
  • (archaic) sex: gender.
  • (anthropology) group of human
  • (biology) order: taxonomical classification.

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bangsa (nation) derived from Sanskrit वंश (offspring, lineage, collection, race, bamboo) derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (ceiling beam).

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*wanćás

Gloss

ceiling beam

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