Etymology

From ban (“palm”) +‎ ji (“water”)Category:Bambara compound terms#BANJI.

Noun

banjiCategory:Bambara lemmas#BANJICategory:Bambara nouns#BANJICategory:Bambara entries with incorrect language header#BANJICategory:Pages with entries#BANJICategory:Pages with 3 entries#BANJI

1. palm wine

Etymology

From MalayCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Malay#BANJI banji from HokkienCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Hokkien#BANJICategory:Indonesian terms derived from Hokkien#BANJI 卍字 (bān-jī, “swastika pattern”), a pattern used in latticework.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈband͡ʒi/ [ˈbaɲ.d͡ʒi]Category:Indonesian 2-syllable words#BANJICategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#BANJI
• Rhymes: -and͡ʒiCategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/and͡ʒi#BANJICategory:Rhymes:Indonesian/and͡ʒi/2 syllables#BANJI
• Syllabification: ban‧ji

Noun

banji (plural banji-banji)Category:Indonesian lemmas#BANJICategory:Indonesian nouns#BANJICategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#BANJICategory:Pages with entries#BANJICategory:Pages with 3 entries#BANJI

1. decorative grilles used in windows

Further reading

• “banji”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Etymology

From HokkienCategory:Malay terms borrowed from Hokkien#BANJICategory:Malay terms derived from Hokkien#BANJI 卍字 (bān-jī, “swastika pattern”)^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈband͡ʒi/ [ˈbaɲ.d͡ʒi]Category:Malay 2-syllable words#BANJICategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#BANJI

Noun

banji (Jawi spelling بنجي, plural banji-banji or banji²)Category:Malay lemmas#BANJICategory:Malay nouns#BANJICategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#BANJICategory:Pages with entries#BANJICategory:Pages with 3 entries#BANJI

1. (Malacca, Singapore) swastika and similar key decorative motifs used in textiles and architecture.

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “بنجي banji”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 120
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “banji”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 82

Further reading

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