romansa

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Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch romance, from German Romanze, from French romance, from Spanish romance, itself probably a borrowing from either Old French romanz or Old Occitan romans, meaning a narrative work in the vernacular speech, from Vulgar Latin romanicē (“in a Roman manner”), ultimately from Latin rōmānicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈmansa/
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: ro‧man‧sa

Noun

romansa (plural romansa-romansa)

1. romance
   1. (literature) a story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc.
   2. love affair: an intimate relationship between two people

      Synonym: percintaan

Alternative forms

• roman

Related terms

• Roma
• roman
• romanis
• romanistik
• romantik
• romantika
• romantikus
• romantis
• romantisasi
• romantisir
• romantisisme
• Romawi
• romawi
• Rumania

Further reading

• “romansa”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish romanza.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾoˈmansa/ [ɾoˈman̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: ro‧man‧sa

Noun

romansa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. romance

   Synonyms: pagmamahalan, pag-iibigan

2. love story
3. (colloquial) love affair
4. (music) romanza

Derived terms

• pagroromansa
• pagroromansahan
• romansahan
• romansahin

Related terms

• romanse
• romantika
• romantiko
• romantisismo
• romantisista