bandar

From Hindi बन्दर (bandar).

bandar (plural bandars)

1. A rhesus macaque.

• bandar log

bandar

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

From Malay bandar (“harbour, port”), from Persian بندر‎ (bandar, “port, harbour”).[1]

• The sense of bookmaker, croupier, and dealer is semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar).
• The sense of watercourse, ditch is semantic loan from Minangkabau banda.

• IPA^(key): [ˈban.dar]
• Hyphenation: ban‧dar

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

1. harbour, port

   Synonym: pelabuhan

2. coastal town

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

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

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

1. watercourse, ditch

• bêndar

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.

• “bandar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Persian بندر‎ (bandar, “port, harbour”).

bandar (Jawi spelling باندر‎, plural bandar-bandar, informal 1st possessive bandarku, 2nd possessive bandarmu, 3rd possessive bandarnya)

1. town
2. harbour, port

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

• Bandar Seri Begawan
• bandar raya
• datuk bandar

• Indonesian: bandar

• “bandar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

bandar

1. present tense of banda.