bener

See also: Bener

Indonesian

Adverb

bênêr

1. (colloquial, Java) alternative form of benar

Adjective

bênêr

1. (colloquial, Java) alternative form of benar

Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər, compare Malay benar.

Adjective

bener

1. right

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər (“right, correct”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bener (Sundanese script ᮘᮨᮔᮨᮁ)

1. right, correct
2. decent (of a person)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bener”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI