bengis

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bengis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋis (“angry, quarrelsome”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈŋis/ [bəˈŋɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: be‧ngis

Adjective

bêngis (comparative lebih bengis, superlative paling bengis)

1. angry, quarrelsome

   Synonyms: berang, geram, gusar, marah

2. (by extension)
   1. cruel

      Synonyms: kejam, keji

   2. causing misery

      Synonyms: apes, petaka

   3. foul

      Synonyms: menyengat, tajam

Further reading

• “bengis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*beŋis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋis.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -is

Adjective

bengis (Jawi spelling بڠيس, comparative lebih bengis, superlative paling bengis)

1. furious

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*beŋis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI