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bandar

See also: Bandar

English edit

Etymology edit

From Hindi बन्दर (bandar).

Noun edit

bandar (plural bandars)

  1. A rhesus macaque.

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Icelandic edit

Verb edit

bandar

  1. second-person singular active present indicative of banda
  2. third-person singular active present indicative of banda

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈban.dar]
  • Hyphenation: ban‧dar

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay bandar (“harbour, port”), from Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).[1]

Noun edit

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. harbour, port
    Synonym: pelabuhan
  2. coastal town
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Etymology 2 edit

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar).

Noun edit

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. bookmaker, bookie: a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets.
  2. croupier, banker: the person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table.
  3. (usually in negative sense) dealer of something
    Synonyms: agen, dealer, distributor, pemasok, pengedar, penyalur, penyuplai, tauke
    bandar narkoba ― drug dealer
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Etymology 3 edit

Semantic loan from Minangkabau banda.

Noun edit

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. watercourse, ditch
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Usage notes edit

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bandar.

References edit

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading edit

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

bandar

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ

Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bandar (Jawi spelling باندر, plural bandar-bandar, informal 1st possessive bandarku, 2nd possessive bandarmu, 3rd possessive bandarnya)

  1. town
  2. harbour, port

Usage notes edit

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian bandar.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: bandar
  • → Javanese: ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar)
    • → Indonesian: bandar (semantic loan)

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Swedish edit

Verb edit

bandar

  1. present indicative of banda
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