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Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]From Malay bencana, from Old Javanese bañcana, from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”). Doublet of banci.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bêncana
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bencana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Javanese bañcana, from Sanskrit वञ्चन (vañcana, “deceiving, trickery”).
Noun
[edit]bencana (Jawi spelling بنچان, plural bencana-bencana, informal 1st possessive bencanaku, 2nd possessive bencanamu, 3rd possessive bencananya)
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: bencana
Further reading
[edit]- “bencana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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