bendu

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)

  1. (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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