bendera

See also: benderà and bĕndera

Indonesian

Bendera Indonesia

Etymology

From Malay bendera, from Portuguese bandeira (“flag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bənˈdɛra/
• Hyphenation: bên‧dè‧ra

Noun

bêndèra (plural bendera-bendera, first-person possessive benderaku, second-person possessive benderamu, third-person possessive benderanya)

1. flag

   Synonyms: liwa, panji, panji-panji, standar

Derived terms

• berbendera
• membenderai

 

Compounds

• bendera kebangsaan
• bendera kuning
• bendera merah
• bendera negara
• bendera not
• bendera Pusaka
• bendera putih
• bendera setengah tiang
• bendera sudut

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Bendera Malaysia

Bendera Brunei Darussalam

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) bĕndera - pre-1972
• (Jawi) بنديرا‎
• (Jawi, obsolete) بندير‎ - pre-1986

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bandeira.

Pronunciation

• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /bəndeɾa/
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /bəndeɾə/
• Hyphenation: ben‧de‧ra
• Rhymes: -ra, -a

• Audio (MY, Johor-Riau)

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Noun

bendera

1. flag
   • 1969, Shahnon Ahmad, Perdana, Penerbitan Pustaka Nasional, page 206:

     Bendera berumor empat ratus empat puloh enam tahun itu pasti gugor malam ini.

     The four hundred and forty-six-year-old flag will most certainly fall tonight.

   • 1988, Ismail Babu, Kisah Seorang Perajurit, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, page 124:

     Mereka menjadi berang, walau bagaimanapun akhirnya bendera itu diturunkan.

     They grew angry, but in the end the flag was taken down.

   • 2008, Norlela Zubir, 50 Kisah Usahawan Wanita, PTS Professional, →ISBN, page 10:

     Kapal-kapal Halim Mazmin yang membawa bendera Malaysia mengendalikan kargo pukal kering seperti beras, gandum, baja dan besi.

     Halim Mazmin ships bearing the Malaysian flag handle dry bulk cargo like rice, wheat, fertilisers and iron.

Synonyms

• panji
• panji-panji
• tunggul

Derived terms

• bendera-bendera
• bendera putih
• tiang bendera

Descendants

• Indonesian: bendera

References

• "bendera" in Kamus Dewan, Third Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 1996.

• "bandēra" in A Dictionary of the Malayan Language, in Two Parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan, William Marsden, Cox and Baylis, 1812, page 50.
• "bandera" in A Malay-English Dictionary, Richard James Wilkinson, Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1901-1903, page 123.

Further reading

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

Swahili

bendera

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bandeira, perhaps via Omani Arabic بنديرة‎ (bandēra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnˈdɛ.rɑ/

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

bendera (n class, plural bendera)

1. flag (fabric with distinctive design used as a signal)