benci

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benci.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bənˈt͡ʃi]
• Hyphenation: bên‧ci

Noun

bênci (first-person possessive benciku, second-person possessive bencimu, third-person possessive bencinya)

1. hatred

Derived terms

• kebencian
• membenci
• membencikan
• pembenci

 

Further reading

• “benci” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Lindu

Noun

benci

1. gasoline

Malay

Etymology

Compare Fijian bese, Proto-Polynesian *fesi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bənˈt͡ʃi]
• Rhymes: -ənt͡ʃi, -nt͡ʃi, -t͡ʃi

• Audio (MY)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i

Noun

benci (Jawi spelling بنچي, plural benci-benci, informal 1st possessive benciku, 2nd possessive bencimu, 3rd possessive bencinya)

1. hatred

Verb

benci

1. to hate

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembenci [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pembencian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kebencian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• sebenci [comparability] (se-)
• bencikan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• membenci [agent focus] (meN-)
• membencikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dibenci [patient focus] (di-)
• dibencikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terbenci [agentless action] (teR-)
• terbencikan [agentless action + causative benefactive] (teR- + -kan)
• benci-benci [reduplication] (redup)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sebenci-bencinya

Descendants

• Indonesian: benci

References

• "benci" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “benci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Turkish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɪ

Adjective

benci

1. egocentric

Synonyms

• benmerkezcil (psychology)