bancan

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Korean 반찬 (banchan), from Sino-Korean word from 飯饌, from 飯 (“rice; food”) + 饌 (“side dish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbant͡ʃan]
• Hyphenation: ban‧can

Noun

bancan (first-person possessive bancanku, second-person possessive bancanmu, third-person possessive bancannya)

1. banchan: a small dish of food served with cooked rice in Korean cuisine.

Further reading

• “bancan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Verb

bancan

1. third-person plural present indicative of bancar

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Alternative forms

• balcon

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit वङ्गन (vaṅgana).

Noun

bancan

1. eggplant