bendesa

Balinese

Romanization

bendesa

1. Romanization of ᬩᭂᬦ᭄ᬤᬾᬰ.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Balinese ᬩᭂᬦ᭄ᬤᬾᬰ, from Sanskrit देश (deśa). Doublet of desa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bənˈdɛsa]
• Hyphenation: bên‧dè‧sa

Noun

bendesa or bêndèsa

1. cultural village chief.

Further reading

• “bendesa” 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.