benar

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English

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Adjective

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benar

  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) comparative form of bene: more bene
    • 1611, Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girle[1]:
      A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.
      [paraphrase] A pot of good wine, / In a pub of London, / Is better than a cloak, / Meat, bread, milk, or porridge, / Which we steal in the countryside.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈnar/
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  • Hyphenation: bê‧nar

Adverb

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benar

  1. very
    Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh
    Antonym: kurang

Adjective

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benar

  1. true
  2. right, correct
    bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar
    good and correct Indonesian
  3. valid

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of right, correct): salah (wrong)

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

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Adverb

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benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

  1. very
    Merah benar jambu air ini.
    This rose apple is very red.

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Adjective

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benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

  1. true
  2. right, correct
  3. valid

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of right, correct): salah (wrong)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: benar
  • Maranao: benar
  • Tausug: bunnal

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Maranao

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Adjective

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benar

  1. true

Old Irish

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Verb

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benar

  1. inflection of benaid:
    1. third-person singular present indicative passive relative
    2. third-person singular imperative passive

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
benar benar
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mbenar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Verb

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benar

  1. present indicative of bena

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