ᮘᮀᮞ

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Sundanese baṅśa, from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage, collection”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”).

Noun

ᮘᮀᮞ • (bangsa) (loma ᮘᮀᮞ)

1. nation

   ᮘᮞ ᮦᮒᮂ ᮎᮤᮎᮤᮦᮛᮔ᮪ ᮘᮀᮞ ― Basa téh cicirén bangsa. ― Language is the nation identity.

2. kind; type

   ᮠᮚᮙ᮪ ᮒᮦᮂ ᮞᮘᮀᮞ ᮙᮔᮥᮊ᮪ ― Hayam téh sabangsa manuk. ― A chicken is a type of bird.