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Balantak
[edit]Verb
[edit]benteng
References
[edit]- Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – benteng. SIL International.
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay benteng, from Classical Malay benteng.
- The sense “bulwark” is a semantic loan from Javanese bètèng.
- The sense in chess is a semantic loan from Dutch kasteel (“rook (dated)”, literally “castle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bèntèng (plural benteng-benteng, first-person possessive bentengku, second-person possessive bentengmu, third-person possessive bentengnya)
- fort: a fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- bulwark: a defensive wall or rampart.
- Synonym: baluarti
- (chess) rook; castle
- Synonym: tir
- (figurative) something that is used to strengthen or maintain a position and so on.
- (sports) children's games are carried out in two groups by each group forming a fort (in the form of poles, stones, etc.) and trying to protect the fort from enemy attacks.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) | |||||
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raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Further reading
[edit]- “benteng” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
[edit]Noun
[edit]benteng
Makasar
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]benteng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨈᨙ)
Malay
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]benteng (Jawi spelling بينتيڠ, plural benteng-benteng, informal 1st possessive bentengku, 2nd possessive bentengmu, 3rd possessive bentengnya)
- A bulwark, fortification or rampart; a defensive wall for defending a town and others from enemy attacks.
- A fort or fortress.
- Synonym: kubu
- A dyke or embankment.
- A defence from a threat.
- (sports) The rook or castle piece in chess.
- Synonym: tir
Affixations
[edit]- bentengi (“to fortify; to protect, to defend”)
- berbenteng (“to be fortified”)
- berbentengkan (“to use as a fortification”)
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text) | |||||
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raja, syah راج, شاه |
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو |
benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير |
gajah ݢاجه |
kuda کودا |
bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون |
Further reading
[edit]- “benteng” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Rhymes:Malay/teŋ
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