benduan

Indonesian

Etymology

Constructed as bendu (“friend”) +‎ -an, inherited from Malay banduan (“convict”), from Hindi बँधुआ (bandhuā, “prisoner, captive; slave”), from Sanskrit बन्ध् (bandh, “to take or hold captive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bən.ˈdu.an/
  • Rhymes: -an, -n
  • Hyphenation: bên‧du‧an

Noun

bênduan (plural benduan-benduan)

  1. (obsolete) detainee, internee, prisoner
    Synonym: tawanan
  2. (obsolete) serf, servant
    Synonym: hamba

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