bentang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay بنتڠ (bentang, “to lay out”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bənˈtaŋ/ [bən̪ˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ben‧tang

Verb

bentang

1. to lay out

   Synonym: hampar

Derived terms

• bentangan
• membentang
• membentangi
• membentangkan
• pembentang
• pembentangan
• terbentang

• bentang alam
• bentang bumi
• bentang layanan

Further reading

• “bentang”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bənˈtaŋ/ [bən̪ˈt̪aŋ]
• Rhymes: -taŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: ben‧tang

Verb

bentang (Jawi spelling بنتڠ)

1. to lay out
2. to explain

   Synonyms: terang, jelas

Derived terms

Affixations

• bentangan
• membentang
• membentangkan
• pembentang
• pembentangan
• terbentang

Compounds

• bentang alam

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bentang (inherited)

Further reading

• “bentang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017