bentar

From Malay bentar, from Sanskrit अवान्तर (avāntara, “intermediate”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bənˈtar/ [bən̪ˈt̪ar]
• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: ben‧tar

bentar

1. for a moment

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦠꦂ (bentar, “split in two; to crack open”), from Old Javanese bĕntar (“split, sundered, shattered”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bənˈtar/ [bən̪ˈt̪ar]
• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: ben‧tar

bentar

1. split

   Synonym: belah

bentar (plural bentar-bentar)

1. (archaeology) unroofed gate

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• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛntar/ [ˈben̪.t̪ar]
• Rhymes: -ɛntar
• Syllabification: ben‧tar

bentar

1. to walk (around)

• “bentar” 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.