panca

Noun

panca

1. paw

Alternative forms

• panka
• punka

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

Etymology

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

Numeral

panca

1. (cardinal) five

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aŋka

Noun

panca f (plural panche)

1. bench
2. pew

Alternative forms

• panchă (panchă-)
• ڤنچا‎ (ڤنچا-‎)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pant͡ʃə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pant͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃə, -t͡ʃə, -ə

Numeral

panca (Jawi spelling ڤنچا)

1. (cardinal) five

Etymology

From palanca (“lever”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pan‧ca

Noun

panca f (plural pancas)

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

Etymology

From Quechua p'anqa

Noun

panca f (plural pancas)

1. (Andes) dried maize leaf