bentara

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay bentara (herald; usher), probably from Javanese ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara, noble). Doublet of bendahara, bendahari, bendara, bendari, bendoro, and bentara.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bənˈta.ra/, [bənˈt̪a.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ra
  • Hyphenation: bên‧ta‧ra

Noun

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bentara (plural bentara-bentara, first-person possessive bentaraku, second-person possessive bentaramu, third-person possessive bentaranya)

  1. (archaic) herald: a messenger, especially one bringing important news.

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