sanca

Malay

Etymology

Possibly an innovative form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawa (“python”) (compare the word formation with embacang). Doublet of sawa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sanca (plural sanca-sanca, informal 1st possessive sancaku, 2nd possessive sancamu, 3rd possessive sancanya)

1. a type of python

Further reading

• “sanca” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zanca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.kɐ/

Noun

sanca f (plural sancas)

1. (architecture) cove, coving (concave surface forming a junction between a ceiling and a wall)

Further reading

• “sanca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “sanca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025