bendang

See also: běndāng

Malay

Etymology

From classical Malay, possibly from Proto-Malayic *bəndaŋ (“paddy field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bən.daŋ/

Noun

bendang (plural bendang-bendang or bendang²)

1. paddy field; rice field.

   Petani sedang bekerja di bendang. ― The farmers are working in the paddy field.

   Sawah bendang itu luas terbentang. ― The rice fields stretch widely.

Synonyms

• sawah

Further reading

• "bendang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017