bandel

See also: Bandel and Bändel

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈban.dəl]
• Hyphenation: ban‧dêl

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦭ꧀, ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝꦼꦭ꧀ (bandel, bandhel, “obstinate, stubborn; undisciplined, disobedient; brave”), probably from Old Javanese waṅhĕl (“braced up, obstinate”), waṅal.

Adjective

bandêl

1. stubborn

   Synonyms: kepala batu, badung

2. (chiefly Jakarta) durable (of automobile or motorcycle engine)

   Synonym: awet

Derived terms

• membandel
• sebandel

 

Related terms

• berandal

 

Etymology 2

Noun

bandêl (first-person possessive bandelku, second-person possessive bandelmu, third-person possessive bandelnya)

1. nonstandard spelling of bundel (“bundle”).

Further reading

• “bandel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.