benar
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benar
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) comparative form of bene: more bene
- 1611, Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girle[1]:
- A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.
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From Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.
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benar
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benar
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Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
- berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
- membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- membenarkan (“to validate”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- terbenar [agentless action] (teR-)
- benaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- pembenaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (peR- + meN-)
- kebenaran (“truth”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- sebenarnya (“in fact”)
Further reading edit
- “benar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.
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benar (Jawi spelling بنر)
- very
- Merah benar jambu air ini.
- This rose apple is very red.
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benar (Jawi spelling بنر)
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Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
- berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
- membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- membenarkan (“to validate; to allow”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (peR- + meN-)
- kebenaran (“truth”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
- pembenaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
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References edit
- "benar" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “benar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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benar
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benar
- inflection of benaid:
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Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
benar | benar pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbenar |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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benar