ꦮꦁꦱ

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese waṅśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”). Doublet of ꦧꦁꦱ (bangsa) and ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa).

Noun

ꦮꦁꦱ (wangsa)

  1. kinsmen
  2. descendant

Further reading

  • “wangsa” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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