wangsa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay wangsa, Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “offspring, lineage, collection”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanĉás (“ceiling beam”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waŋ.sa/
  • Hyphenation: wang‧sa

Noun

wangsa (plural wangsa-wangsa, first-person possessive wangsaku, second-person possessive wangsamu, third-person possessive wangsanya)

  1. (Classical Indonesian) royalties
  2. (Classical Indonesian) nation

Derived terms
  • kewangsaan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa, “offspring, lineage”). Cognate with bangsa.

Noun

wangsa (plural wangsa-wangsa, informal first-person possessive wangsaku, informal second-person possessive wangsamu, third-person possessive wangsanya)

  1. dynasty
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