boñcah

Old Sundanese

Alternative forms

  • bwañcah

Etymology

Cognate with Old Javanese boñcah.

Noun

boñcah

  1. child; boy; lad
    • c. late 15th century, Bujangga Manik, folio 18, verso:
      Saur puhawaṅ sakini "Boñcah, parikĕt-parikĕt. Parahu reya bwatna..."
      Sayeth the shipmaster, "Lad, be alert. This ship is heavily loaded..."

Further reading

  • Noorduyn, J; Teeuw, A (2006), Three Old Sundanese Poems‎[1], Leiden: K.I.T.L.V. Press, →ISBN
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