sanca

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sanca (plural sanca-sanca or sanca²)

a type of python

Further reading

"sanca" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zanca.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.kɐ/

Noun

sanca f (plural sancas)

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

Further reading

“sanca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“sanca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“sanca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026