benduan

Indonesian

Etymology

Constructed as bendu (“friend”) +‎ -an, inherited from Malay banduan (“convict”), from Hindi बँधुआ (bandhuā, “prisoner, captive; slave”), from Sanskrit बन्ध् (bandh, “to take or hold captive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bən.ˈdu.an/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: bên‧du‧an

Noun

bênduan (plural benduan-benduan, first-person possessive benduanku, second-person possessive benduanmu, third-person possessive benduannya)

1. (obsolete) detainee, internee, prisoner

   Synonym: tawanan

2. (obsolete) serf, servant

   Synonym: hamba

Further reading

• “benduan” 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.