bendoro
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese bendara (ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ), from Prakrit bhaṁḍāra, bhaṁḍāāra, bhaṁḍāgāra, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, “treasury”). Doublet of bendahara, bendahari, bendara, and bendari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bənˈdoro]
- Hyphenation: bên‧do‧ro
Noun
bendoro (first-person possessive bendoroku, second-person possessive bendoromu, third-person possessive bendoronya)
- (dialect, Java) master: someone who employs others.
- Synonyms: majikan, tuan
Further reading
- “bendoro” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.