bendara

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bêndara (plural bendara-bendara)

  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

Javanese

Romanization

bendara

  1. romanization of ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ
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