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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay bentara (“herald; usher”), probably from Javanese ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara, “noble”). Doublet of bendahara, bendahari, bendara, bendari, bendoro, and bentara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bənˈta.ra/,
- Rhymes: -ra
- Hyphenation: bên‧ta‧ra
Noun
bentara (plural bentara-bentara, first-person possessive bentaraku, second-person possessive bentaramu, third-person possessive bentaranya)
- (archaic) herald: a messenger, especially one bringing important news.
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