bendahara

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Etymology

From Malay bendahara, from Hindi भंडार (bhaṇḍār), भंडारा (bhaṇḍārā), or another New Indo-Aryan language, with metathesis from earlier *behendara, from Prakrit bhaṁḍāāra, bhaṁḍāgāra, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, treasury), from भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) +‎ आगार (āgāra).[1][2] Doublet of bendahara, bendahari, bendara, bendari, bendoro, and bentara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bən.da.ha.ra/
  • Hyphenation: bên‧da‧ha‧ra

Noun

bêndahara (plural bendahara-bendahara, first-person possessive bendaharaku, second-person possessive bendaharamu, third-person possessive bendaharanya)

  1. treasurer (male or neutral)
  2. (obsolete) prime minister
    Synonym: perdana menteri

Usage notes

In Indonesian, bendahara refers to a male treasurer while bendahari refers to a female treasurer.

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Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2017) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440
  2. ^ R. L., Sir Turner (1966-1985) A comparative dictionary of the Indo-Aryan languages, London : Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Hindi भंडार (bhaṇḍār), भंडारा (bhaṇḍārā), or another New-Indo-Aryan language, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra).

Pronunciation

Noun

bendahara (Jawi spelling بنداهارا)

  1. (archaic) The treasurer of a kingdom or sultanate.
    Synonym: bendahari
  2. (historical) The chief minister and advisor to a Malay sultan in ancient times; a vizier.
  3. (sports) The queen piece in chess.
    Synonyms: menteri, permaisuri, ratu

Affixations

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bendahara (treasurer)
  • Tagalog: bandahali (treasurer, head steward, manager, housekeeper)

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
raja, syah
راج, شاه
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu
بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو
benteng, tir
بينتيڠ, تير
gajah
ݢاجه
kuda
کودا
bidak, piadah, pion
بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

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