ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit bhaṁḍāra, bhaṁḍāāra, bhaṁḍāgāra, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, “treasury”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bən.dɔ.rɔ/
  • Hyphenation: ben‧da‧ra

Noun

ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara)

  1. master, mistress.
  2. title for the nobility

Alternative forms

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: bendara, bendoro

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “bendara”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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