bendara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara), from Prakrit bhaṁḍāra, bhaṁḍāāra, bhaṁḍāgāra, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, “treasury”). Doublet of bendahara, bendahari, bendari, and bendoro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bənˈdara]
• Hyphenation: bên‧da‧ra

Noun

bêndara (plural bendara-bendara, first-person possessive bendaraku, second-person possessive bendaramu, third-person possessive bendaranya)

1. alternative spelling of bendahara
2. (archaic) treasurer, the government official in charge of the treasury.
3. (archaic) steward, a person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly (historical) the chief administrator of a medieval manor.
4. (dialect, Java) a Javanese royal and nobility title, see Gelar kebangsawanan Jawa.

Further reading

• “bendara” 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

Romanization

bendara

1. Romanization of ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ