bangku

See also: báŋku

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bangku, from Portuguese banco.

Noun

bangku

1. bench (long seat)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bangku, from Classical Malay بڠکو (bangku), a borrowing from Portuguese banco, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Doublet of bank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbäŋ.ku/

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• Hyphenation: bang‧ku

Noun

bangku (first-person possessive bangkuku, second-person possessive bangkumu, third-person possessive bangkunya)

1. bench (long seat)

   Synonyms: seliri, dingklik, dudukan

Further reading

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

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish banco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəŋˈkuʔ/, [bəŋˈkuʔ]

Noun

bangkû

1. bench
2. chair; stool

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Spanish banco.

Noun

bangku

1. bench

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese banco. Doublet of bank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋku/
• Rhymes: -aŋku, -ku, -u

Noun

bangku (Jawi spelling بڠکو, plural bangku-bangku, informal 1st possessive bangkuku, 2nd possessive bangkumu, 3rd possessive bangkunya)

1. bench (long seat)

Descendants

• Indonesian: bangku
• → Iban: bangku
• → Ternate: bangku

Further reading

• “bangku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian bangku, from Portuguese banco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbäŋ.ku]

Noun

bangku

1. bench

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh