bentur

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bentur (“to bend down; to flex”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bənˈtur/ [bən̪ˈt̪ʊr]
• Rhymes: -ur
• Syllabification: ben‧tur

Verb

bentur (active membentur, ordinary passive dibentur, imperative bentur, emphatic-jussive benturlah)

1. to bend down, to be flexible, to flex

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi bentur, from Javanese bentur (“to hit”), ultimately probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bənˈtur/ [bən̪ˈt̪ʊr]
• Rhymes: -ur
• Syllabification: ben‧tur

Verb

bentur (active membentur, reflexive passive terbentur, ordinary passive dibentur, imperative bentur, emphatic-jussive benturlah)

1. to bump, to collide

   Synonyms: langgar, tubruk

Derived terms

• benturan
• berbenturan
• kebentur
• membentur
• membentur-benturkan
• membenturkan
• pembenturan
• perbenturan
• terbentur

References

• “bentur”, 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