bandar

See also: Bandar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बंदर (bandar).

Noun

bandar (plural bandars)

1. A rhesus macaque.

Related terms

• bandar log

Icelandic

Verb

bandar

1. second-person singular active present indicative of banda
2. third-person singular active present indicative of banda

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbandar/ [ˈban.dar]
• Rhymes: -andar
• Syllabification: ban‧dar

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bandar (“harbour, port”), from Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar)

1. (dated, now chiefly dialectal) harbour, port

   Synonym: pelabuhan

2. (chiefly dialectal, Sumatra) coastal town

Derived terms

Affixations

• perbandaran

Compounds

• bandar antariksa
• bandar udara
• syahbandar

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar).

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar or para bandar)

1. bookmaker, bookie: a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets
2. croupier, banker: the person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table
3. (usually in negative sense) dealer of something

   Synonyms: agen, dealer, distributor, pemasok, pengedar, penyalur, penyuplai, tauke

   bandar narkoba ― drug dealer

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar)

1. gambling establishment

Derived terms

Affixations

• membandar
• membandari
• membandarkan

Compounds

• bandar buntut
• bandar judi
• bandar narkoba
• bandar rolet
• bandar ternak

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from Minangkabau banda.

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar)

1. (dialectal) watercourse, ditch

Alternative forms

• bêndar

Derived terms

Affixations

• bandaran
• berbandar
• membandarkan

Compounds

• bandar air
• bandar sampah

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bandar.

Further reading

• “bandar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

bandar

1. romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈbanda(r)/ [ˈban.da(r)]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -da(r), -a(r)

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbandar/ [ˈban.dar]

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  • Rhymes: -dar, -ar
• Hyphenation: ban‧dar

Noun

bandar (Jawi spelling باندر, plural bandar-bandar)

1. City:
   1. A city or town.

      Synonyms: kota, bandar raya, kota raya

   2. The city as opposed to the countryside.

      Synonym: kota

      Antonyms: luar bandar, kampung, desa

2. (obsolete) A harbour or port.

   Synonym: pelabuhan

3. (obsolete) A coastal town.

   Synonym: bandar pelabuhan

Derived terms

Affixations

• bandaran
• kebandaran
• membandarkan
• pembandaran
• perbandaran

Compounds

• bandar kembar
• bandar raya
• bandar satelit
• Bandar Seri Begawan
• bandar taman
• bandar tinggal
• budak bandar
• datuk bandar
• luar bandar
• pinggir bandar
• pusat bandar
• syahbandar

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bandar (inherited)
• → Iranun: bandar
• → Javanese: ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar)
  • → Indonesian: bandar (semantic loan)
• → Maranao: bandar

Further reading

• "bandar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "bandar" at PRPM first version)

Swedish

Verb

bandar

1. present indicative of banda