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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay bandu (“friend”), from Sanskrit बन्धु (bandhu, “kinsman, relative”), बन्ध् (bandh, “to bind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bən.ˈdu/
- Rhymes: -du, -u
- Hyphenation: bên‧du
Noun
bêndu (plural bendu-bendu, first-person possessive benduku, second-person possessive bendumu, third-person possessive bendunya)
- (obsolete) friend
- Synonyms: dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, kanti, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
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