bengis

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bengis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋis (“angry, quarrelsome”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈŋis/ [bəˈŋɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: be‧ngis

Adjective

bêngis (comparative lebih bengis, superlative paling bengis)

  1. angry, quarrelsome
    Synonym: marah
  2. (by extension)
    1. cruel
      Synonym: kejam
    2. causing misery
    3. foul

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*beŋis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -is

Adjective

bengis (Jawi spelling بڠيس)

  1. furious

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*beŋis”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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