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English
Etymology
From Hindi बन्दर (bandar).
Noun
bandar (plural bandars)
- A rhesus macaque.
Related terms
Icelandic
Verb
bandar
- second-person singular active present indicative of banda
- 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”).
Noun
bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)
- harbour, port
- Synonym: pelabuhan
- 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)
- bookmaker, bookie: a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets.
- croupier, banker: the person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table.
- (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)
- 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
- ^ 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
- 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)
- town
- 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
Further reading
Swedish
Verb
bandar
- present indicative of banda