bendoro

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bənˈdoro]
• Hyphenation: bên‧do‧ro

Noun

bendoro (first-person possessive bendoroku, second-person possessive bendoromu, third-person possessive bendoronya)

1. (dialect, Java) master: someone who employs others.

   Synonyms: majikan, tuan

Further reading

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