bengis

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bengis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋis (“angry, quarrelsome”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈŋis/ [bəˈŋɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: be‧ngis

Adjective

bêngis (comparative lebih bengis, superlative paling bengis)

1. angry, quarrelsome

   Synonym: marah

2. (by extension)
   1. cruel

      Synonym: kejam

   2. causing misery
   3. foul

References

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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is

Adjective

bengis (Jawi spelling بڠيس, comparative lebih bengis, superlative paling bengis)

1. furious

References

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