béndi
Sundanese
Etymology
From Javanese ꦧꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦶ (béndi, “tilbury, chaise”), ultimately from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) via Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀻 (bhaṇḍī) and the Dravidian languages (cf. Tamil வண்டி (vaṇṭi, “vehicle”), Telugu బండి (baṇḍi, “carriage”)). Cognate with Indonesian bendi.
Noun
béndi (Sundanese script ᮘᮦᮔ᮪ᮓᮤ)
Further reading
- "BENDI", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij