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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋku/ [ˈbaŋ.ku]

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• Rhymes: -aŋku
• Syllabification: bang‧ku

Noun

bangku (plural bangku-bangku)

1. bench (long seat)

   Synonyms: seliri, dingklik, dudukan

Descendants

• → Ternate: bangku

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 of 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

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish banco.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋku/ [ˈbaŋ.ku]
• Rhymes: -aŋku
• Syllabification: bang‧ku

Noun

bangku

1. bench
2. stool
3. bank

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋku/ [ˈbaŋ.ku]
• Rhymes: -aŋku, -ku, -u
• Hyphenation: bang‧ku

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese banco. Doublet of bank.

Noun

bangku (Jawi spelling بڠکو, plural bangku-bangku)

1. bench (long seat)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• bangku kaki (“footrest”)
• bangku lipat (“folding bench”)
• kaki bangku (“bench's legs; person that is bad at playing football”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bangku (inherited)
  • → Ternate: bangku
• → Iban: bangku

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• bangkuh

Noun

bangku (Jawi spelling بڠکو, plural bangku-bangku)

1. (botany) a kind of tree (Syzygium claviflorum)

   Synonym: jambu arang

Further reading

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

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish banco, from Old French bank, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Compare Cebuano bangko & Tagalog bangko.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /baŋku/ [baŋˈk̠u]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: bang‧ku

Noun

bangku (Sulat Sūg spelling بَڠْكُ)

1. bank

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