benteng
Balantak edit
Verb edit
benteng
References edit
- Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – benteng. SIL International.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay benteng, from Classical Malay benteng.
- The sense “bulwark” is a semantic loan from Javanese bètèng.
- The sense in chess is a semantic loan from Dutch kasteel (“rook (dated)”, literally “castle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bèntèng (plural benteng-benteng, first-person possessive bentengku, second-person possessive bentengmu, third-person possessive bentengnya)
- fort: a fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- bulwark: a defensive wall or rampart.
- Synonym: baluarti
- (chess) rook; castle
- Synonym: tir
- (figurative) something that is used to strengthen or maintain a position and so on.
- (sports) children's games are carried out in two groups by each group forming a fort (in the form of poles, stones, etc.) and trying to protect the fort from enemy attacks.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) | |||||
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raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Further reading edit
- “benteng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Noun edit
benteng
Makasar edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
benteng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨈᨙ)