ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /want͡ʃi/
  • Rhymes: -t͡ʃi
  • Hyphenation: wan‧ci

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese wañci (“disposition, character, humour, temper, mood; time, the right moment to; scared of fighting; timid, cowardly, shy”).

Noun

ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)

  1. (krama) time
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦮꦪꦃ (wayah), (krama) ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)
  2. (krama) season
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa), (krama) ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)
  3. defect, disability, fault, flaw
Derived terms
  • ꦢꦶꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦤꦶ (diwancèni)
  • ꦱꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (sawanci-wanci)

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably back-formation from ꦥꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (panci). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ꦮꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ (wanci)

  1. betel-box
  2. pan

Further reading

  • “wanci” 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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