bangka

See also: báŋka, bangka', and Bangka

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkaq (“boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋkaʔ/ [ˈbaŋ.kɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: bang‧ka
• Rhymes: -aŋkaʔ

Noun

bangkà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. a canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋka/ [ˈbaŋ.kɐ]
• Hyphenation: bang‧ka
• Rhymes: -aŋka

Verb

bangka (Badlit spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. to treat; to provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Noun

bángka

1. surfeit
2. boat

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋka/ [ˈbɐŋ.ka]
• Hyphenation: bang‧ka

Noun

bángka

1. large double outrigger canoe without outriggers

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋka/ [ˈbaŋ.ka]
• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: bang‧ka

Noun

bangka

1. outrigger canoe

Further reading

• “bangka” 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.

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Noun

bangka

1. small boat; canoe

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka.

Noun

bangka

1. boat

Mansaka

Noun

bangka

1. cane; walking stick

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay bengkak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋka/
• Hyphenation: bang‧ka

Adjective

bangka

1. swollen

   Ta pe luka tamba bangka abis batobo.

   My wound got more swollen after swimming.

2. (of emotion) hurt, pained

Noun

bangka

1. swell (a bulge or protuberance)

Derived terms

• babangka

 

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baŋˈkaʔ/ [bɐŋˈkaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: bang‧ka

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkaq (“boat”). Compare Cebuano bangka and Tausug bangka'.

Noun

bangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. boat; canoe (especially a native sailless boat)

   Synonyms: paraw, batel

2. (colloquial) banker in a gambling game

Alternative forms

• banca, bangca — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Derived terms

• bangka-bangkaan
• bangkaan
• bangkain
• bangkang-gauran
• ipamangka
• magbangka
• mamamangka
• mamangka
• pamamangka

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of bangkero.

Noun

bangkâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅ᜔ᜃ)

1. (gambling) banker

   Synonym: bangkero

Further reading

• “bangka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Noun

bangkâ

1. cockroach
2. (colloquial) banker in a gambling game

Synonyms

• kunis