sanca

Malay

Etymology

Possibly an innovative form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (“python”) (compare the word formation with embacang), perhaps through Sundanese sanca. Doublet of sawa.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /sant͡ʃə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /sant͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -ant͡ʃə, -t͡ʃə, -ə

Noun

sanca (plural sanca-sanca)

  1. a type of python

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zanca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃.kɐ/

Noun

sanca f (plural sancas)

  1. (architecture) cove, coving (concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall)

Further reading

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