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panca

panca

See also: pañca, pança, and panca-

Crimean Tatar

Noun

panca

  1. paw

Declension


French

Alternative forms

Noun

panca m (plural pancas)

  1. punkah, a type of fan consisting in a screen suspended by the ceiling, as traditionally used in tropical colonies, notably the Indies.
  2. punkahwallah, a servant (typically a boy) who operates it manually.

References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : panca

Etymology

From Malay panca, from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Numeral

panca

  1. (cardinal) five

Synonyms


Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Lombardic panch, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

panca f (plural panche)

  1. bench
  2. pew

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : panca

Etymology

From Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Numeral

panca (Jawi spelling ڤنچا)

  1. (cardinal) five

Derived terms

Synonyms


Portuguese

Etymology

From palanca (lever).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pan‧ca

Noun

panca f (plural pancas)

  1. wooden lever
  2. (colloquial) craze, obsession
  3. (plural) difficulties

Derived terms