benar

English

Adjective

benar

  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) comparative form of bene: more bene
    • 1611, Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girle‎:
      A gage of ben Rom-bouse, / In a bousing-ken of Rom-vile, / Is benar than a Caster, / Pecke, pennam, lay, or popler, / Which we mill in deuse a vile.
      [paraphrase] A pot of good wine, / In a pub of London, / Is better than a cloak, / Meat, bread, milk, or porridge, / Which we steal in the countryside.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈnar/
  • Hyphenation: bê‧nar

Adverb

benar

  1. very
    Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh
    Antonym: kurang

Adjective

benar

  1. true
  2. right, correct
    bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar
    good and correct Indonesian
  3. valid

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “right, correct”): salah (“wrong”)

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
  • berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
  • membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • membenarkan (“to validate”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • terbenar [agentless action] (teR-)
  • benaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • pembenaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (peR- + meN-)
  • kebenaran (“truth”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bə.na(r)/
  • Rhymes: -na(r), -a(r)

Adverb

benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

  1. very
    Merah benar jambu air ini.
    This rose apple is very red.

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Antonyms

Adjective

benar (Jawi spelling بنر)

  1. true
  2. right, correct
  3. valid

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “right, correct”): salah (“wrong”)

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • benar-benar [reduplication] (redup)
  • berbenar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • membenar [agent focus] (meN-)
  • membenari [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
  • membenarkan (“to validate; to allow”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (peR- + meN-)
  • kebenaran (“truth”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
  • pembenaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • sebenarnya
  • ketidakbenaran

Descendants
  • Indonesian: benar
  • → Tausug: bunnal

References

Maranao

Adjective

benar

  1. true

Old Irish

Verb

benar

  1. inflection of benaid:
    1. third-person singular present indicative passive relative
    2. third-person singular imperative passive

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
benar benar
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbenar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Swedish

Verb

benar

  1. present indicative of bena

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