benda

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

benda (third person singular past indicative bendi, third person plural past indicative bendu, supine bent)

1. (grammar) to inflect

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛnta/
• Rhymes: -ɛnta

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bend”). Cognate with English bend.

benda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative benti, supine bent)

1. (transitive) To bend.
2. (transitive) To tie; join.
3. (transitive) To strive; contest.
4. (transitive, figurative) To give away.

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandwijaną.

benda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative benti, supine bent)

1. to point, to show

   Synonym: vísa

From Malay benda (“a valuable thing”), from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”). Doublet of banda. Cognate of Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ (bandha).

• IPA^(key): /bən.da/

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• Hyphenation: bên‧da
• Rhymes: -da, -a

bênda

1. object, good, etc.
2. thing
3. valuable

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

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella, from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.

benda

1. fish

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella.

benda

1. sister (of a female)

• Pickett, Velma, et al. (2007) Vocabulario zapoteco del Istmo: Español-zapotec y zapoteco-español‎ (in Spanish), fifth edition, Insituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 4

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.da/, /ˈben.da/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛnda, -enda
• Hyphenation: bèn‧da, bén‧da

From Proto-Germanic *binda (“band, bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.^[2]

benda f (plural bende)

1. bandage
2. blindfold

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

benda

1. inflection of bendare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• bande

benda

1. to pull

benda

1. to pull

From Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈbən.də/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbən.da/
• Rhymes: -nda, -da, -a

benda (Jawi spelling بندا, plural benda-benda, informal 1st possessive bendaku, 2nd possessive bendamu, 3rd possessive bendanya)

1. object, good, etc.
2. thing
3. valuable

• Indonesian: benda
• → Urak Lawoi': เบอนา (bena)

• “benda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): /ˈben.dɑ/

benda

1. genitive plural of bend

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From Proto-Germanic *bandijaną.

benda

1. bend

   Synonym: beygja

2. beckon

• Norwegian Nynorsk: benda

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benda f (genitive bendu)

1. band, tie

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

benda

1. indefinite genitive plural of bendi

benda

1. inflection of bendr:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong feminine nominative/accusative plural

• “benda1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “benda2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “benda3”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press