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

Related terms

• benduan

 

Further reading

• “bendu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.