banci

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈban.t͡ʃi/, [ˈban.t͡ʃi]
  • Hyphenation: ban‧ci

Etymology 1

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Noun

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banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

  1. (derogatory) a waria
  2. (derogatory) a trans woman
  3. (derogatory) a gay man
  4. (botany) hermaphrodite

Adjective

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banci

  1. (derogatory) sissy, effeminate
  2. (derogatory) pussy, coward

Etymology 2

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From Malay banci, from Sanskrit वाशी (vāśī, adze, chisel), from Tamil வாச்சி (vācci, adze).

Noun

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banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

  1. a big pickaxe to chip or to hew

Etymology 3

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From Malay banci, from Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, register). Doublet of panji. Compare with Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii), Javanese wanci (time).

Noun

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banci (first-person possessive banciku, second-person possessive bancimu, third-person possessive bancinya)

  1. (rare) population census
    Synonym: sensus

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Javanese

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Romanization

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banci

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦚ꧀ꦕꦶ

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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There are a number of theories as to where this word originated:

  1. From Chinese.[1]
  2. From Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, almanac; calendar; register). Compare Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑñcii), Javanese wanci (time).

Noun

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banci (Jawi spelling بنچي)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A census.

Verb

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banci (Jawi spelling بنچي, active membanci, 3rd person passive dibanci)

  1. To count for a census.
  2. (Perak) To divide equally.
Affixations
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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banci (Jawi spelling بنچي)

  1. A gay man; a lesbian woman.
    Synonym: pondan
  2. (archaic, Sulawesi) A bomoh whose clothes are like that of a female's.

Adjective

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banci (Jawi spelling بنچي)

  1. (botany) A hermaphrodite.
  2. (archaic) Suffering from erectile dysfunction.
    Synonyms: mati pucuk, lemah syahwat

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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banci (Jawi spelling بنچي)

  1. A large axe.

Citations

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  1. ^ Hamilton, A. W. (1924). Chinese Loan-Words in Malay. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2(1 (90)), 55. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41559569

Bibliography

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  • banci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بنجي bantji”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 60-1
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بنچي banchi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 121
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “banchi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 77

Sundanese

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese wañci (timid, shy; character; deceitful), bañcana, wañcana (deception, deceitful), from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, deceiving, trickery).

Noun

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banci (ᮘᮔ᮪ᮎᮤ)

  1. (often derogatory) an effeminate man
    Synonyms: wandu, malawading
    Antonyms: (with regards to gender and behaviour) balakasikang, rodama

Further reading

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