bentala
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bentala, from Classical Malay بنتالا (bentala), from Sanskrit भूतल (bhūtala).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bənˈtala/ [bən̪ˈt̪a.la]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: ben‧ta‧la
Noun
bêntala (plural bentala-bentala)
Further reading
- “bentala”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Noun
bentala (Jawi spelling بنتالا, plural bentala-bentala)
Further reading
- “bentala”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017