bandar

See also: Bandar

English

Etymology

From Hindi बन्दर (bandar).

Noun

bandar (plural bandars)

1. A rhesus macaque.

Related terms

• bandar log

Icelandic

Verb

bandar

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

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bandar (plural)

1. harbour, port

   Synonym: pelabuhan

2. coastal town

Derived terms

• perbandaran

• bandar udara

• syahbandar

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar).

Noun

bandar (plural)

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

Derived terms

• membandar
• membandari
• membandarkan

• bandar buntut

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from Minangkabau banda.

Noun

bandar (plural)

1. watercourse, ditch

Alternative forms

• běndar

Derived terms

• bandaran
• berbandar
• membandarkan

• bandar air
• bandar sampah

Usage notes

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.

References

1. Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading

• “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.

Javanese

Romanization

bandar

1. Romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

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

1. town
2. harbour, port

Usage notes

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.

Derived terms

• bandar raya
• Bandar Seri Begawan
• datuk bandar
• perbandaran

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Swedish

Verb

bandar

1. present indicative of banda