bandar

From Hindi बन्दर (bandar).

bandar (plural bandars)

1. A rhesus macaque.

• bandar log

bandar

1. second-person singular active present indicative of banda
2. third-person singular active present indicative of banda

• IPA^(key): [ˈban.dar]
• Hyphenation: ban‧dar

From Malay bandar (“harbour, port”), from Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).^[1]

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

1. harbour, port

   Synonym: pelabuhan

2. coastal town

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar).

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

1. bookmaker, bookie: a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets.
2. croupier, banker: the person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table.
3. (usually in negative sense) dealer of something

   Synonyms: agen, dealer, distributor, pemasok, pengedar, penyalur, penyuplai, tauke

   bandar narkoba ― drug dealer

Semantic loan from Minangkabau banda.

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

1. watercourse, ditch

• běndar

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bandar.

• “bandar” 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.

bandar

1. Romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ

From Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).

• Rhymes: -ar

bandar (Jawi spelling باندر, plural bandar-bandar, informal 1st possessive bandarku, 2nd possessive bandarmu, 3rd possessive bandarnya)

1. town
2. harbour, port

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian bandar.

• Bandar Seri Begawan
• bandar raya
• datuk bandar

• Indonesian: bandar
• → Javanese: ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar)
  • → Indonesian: bandar (semantic loan)

• “bandar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

bandar

1. present indicative of banda