bandar

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English

Etymology

From Hindi बन्दर (bandar).

Noun

bandar (plural bandars)

  1. A rhesus macaque.

Icelandic

Verb

bandar

  1. second-person singular active present indicative of banda
  2. third-person singular active present indicative of banda

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ban‧dar

Etymology 1

From Malay bandar (“harbour, port”), from Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).[1]

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. harbour, port
    Synonym: pelabuhan
  2. coastal town
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar).

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. bookmaker, bookie: a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets.
  2. croupier, banker: the person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table.
  3. (usually in negative sense) dealer of something
    Synonyms: agen, dealer, distributor, pemasok, pengedar, penyalur, penyuplai, tauke
    bandar narkoba ― drug dealer
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from Minangkabau banda.

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. watercourse, ditch
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bandar.

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

bandar

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ

Malay

Etymology

From Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bandar (Jawi spelling باندر, plural bandar-bandar, informal 1st possessive bandarku, 2nd possessive bandarmu, 3rd possessive bandarnya)

  1. town
  2. harbour, port

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian bandar.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bandar
  • → Javanese: ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar)
    • → Indonesian: bandar (semantic loan)

Further reading

Swedish

Verb

bandar

  1. present indicative of banda
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