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banci

Pronunciation: /ˈbant͡ʃi/

“banci” is a Malay word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A census.
  2. A gay man; a lesbian woman.
  3. A bomoh whose clothes are like that of a female's.
  4. An adze.

verb

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

adjective

  1. A hermaphrodite.
  2. Suffering from erectile dysfunction.

Etymology

There are a number of theories as to where this word originated: # From Chinese 民籍 (literally “people census”). # From Sanskrit पञ्जी (pañjī, “almanac; calendar; register”). Compare Thai บัญชี (ban-chii), Khmer បញ្ជី (bɑɑbɑñcii), Javanese wanci (“time”).

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