bendera

See also: benderà and bĕndera

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bendera, from Portuguese bandeira (“flag”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bənˈdera/ [bənˈde.ra]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -era
• Syllabification: ben‧de‧ra

Noun

bêndéra (plural bendera-bendera)

1. flag

   Synonyms: liwa, panji, panji-panji, standar

Alternative forms

• bandera
• bendeira

Derived terms

• benderai
• benderain
• benderakan
• berbendera
• berbenderai
• berbenderakan
• dibenderai
• dibenderain
• dibenderakan
• diperbendera
• diperbenderai
• diperbenderakan
• kebenderain
• membenderai
• membenderakan
• memperbendera
• memperbenderai
• memperbenderakan
• pembendera
• pembenderaan
• perbenderaan
• sebendera
• sebenderai
• sebenderain
• sebenderakan
• terbenderai
• terbenderakan
• terperbendera
• terperbenderai
• terperbenderakan

Compounds

• bendera kebangsaan
• bendera kuning
• bendera merah
• bendera negara
• bendera not
• bendera Pusaka
• bendera putih
• bendera setengah tiang
• bendera sudut

Further reading

• “bendera”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) bĕndera - pre-1972
• (Jawi) بنديرا
• (Jawi, obsolete) بندير - pre-1986

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bandeira.

Pronunciation

• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /bənˈdeɾa/ [bənˈde.ɾa]
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bənˈdeɾə/ [bənˈde.ɾə]

• Audio (Malaysia, schwa-variety):

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• Hyphenation: ben‧de‧ra
• Rhymes: -ra, -a

Noun

bendera

1. flag
   • 1969, Shahnon Ahmad, Perdana, Penerbitan Pustaka Nasional, page 206:

     Bendera berumor empat ratus empat puloh enam tahun itu pasti gugor malam ini.

     The four hundred and forty-six-year-old flag will most certainly fall tonight.

   • 1988, Ismail Babu, Kisah Seorang Perajurit, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, page 124:

     Mereka menjadi berang, walau bagaimanapun akhirnya bendera itu diturunkan.

     They grew angry, but in the end the flag was taken down.

   • 2008, Norlela Zubir, 50 Kisah Usahawan Wanita, PTS Professional, →ISBN, page 10:

     Kapal-kapal Halim Mazmin yang membawa bendera Malaysia mengendalikan kargo pukal kering seperti beras, gandum, baja dan besi.

     Halim Mazmin ships bearing the Malaysian flag handle dry bulk cargo like rice, wheat, fertilisers and iron.

Synonyms

• panji
• panji-panji
• tunggul

Derived terms

• bendera-bendera
• bendera putih
• tiang bendera

Descendants

• Indonesian: bendera

References

• "bendera" in Kamus Dewan, Third Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 1996.

• "bandēra" in A Dictionary of the Malayan Language, in Two Parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan, William Marsden, Cox and Baylis, 1812, page 50.
• "bandera" in A Malay-English Dictionary, Richard James Wilkinson, Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1901-1903, page 123.

Further reading

• "bendera" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017