benar

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English

Adjective

benar

  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) comparative form of bene: more bene
    • 1611, Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girle‎:
      A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.
      A pot of good wine, / In a pub of London, / Is better than a cloak, / Meat, bread, milk, or porridge, / Which we steal in the countryside.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈnar/
  • Hyphenation: bê‧nar

Adverb

benar

  1. very
    Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh
    Antonym: kurang

Adjective

benar

  1. true
  2. right, correct
    bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar
    good and correct Indonesian
  3. valid

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Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “right, correct”): salah (“wrong”)

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Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation

Adverb

benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

  1. very
    Merah benar jambu air ini.
    This rose apple is very red.

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Adjective

benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

  1. true
  2. right, correct
  3. valid

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Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “right, correct”): salah (“wrong”)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: benar
  • → Tausug: bunnal

References

Maranao

Adjective

benar

  1. true

Old Irish

Verb

benar

  1. inflection of benaid:
    1. third-person singular present indicative passive relative
    2. third-person singular imperative passive

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
benar benar
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbenar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

Verb

benar

  1. present indicative of bena

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