Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Javanese ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara), from Prakrit bhaṁḍāra, bhaṁḍāāra, bhaṁḍāgāra, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, treasury). Doublet of bendahara, bendahari, bendari, and bendoro.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bənˈdara]
  • Hyphenation: bên‧da‧ra

Noun edit

bêndara (plural bendara-bendara, first-person possessive bendaraku, second-person possessive bendaramu, third-person possessive bendaranya)

  1. alternative spelling of bendahara
  2. (archaic) treasurer, the government official in charge of the treasury.
  3. (archaic) steward, a person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly (historical) the chief administrator of a medieval manor.
  4. (dialect, Java) a Javanese royal and nobility title, see Gelar kebangsawanan Jawa.

Further reading edit

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

bendara

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ