bendahara

From Malay bendahara, from Hindi भंडार (bhaṇḍār), भंडारा (bhaṇḍārā), or another New Indo-Aryan language, with metathesis from earlier *behendara, from Prakrit bhaṁḍāāra, bhaṁḍāgāra, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, “treasury”), from भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) +‎ आगार (āgāra).[1][2] Doublet of bendahari, bendara, bendari, and bendoro.

• IPA^(key): /bən.da.ha.ra/
• Hyphenation: bên‧da‧ha‧ra

bêndahara (plural bendahara-bendahara, first-person possessive bendaharaku, second-person possessive bendaharamu, third-person possessive bendaharanya)

1. treasurer (male or neutral)
2. (obsolete) prime minister

   Synonym: perdana menteri

Both standard listed both forms. The bendahara/bendahari distinction lie on the scale on Standard Malay (state treasurer will use -a form, small organisation use -i form) and sex on Indonesian (male treasurer use -a form, female treasurer use -i form).

• “bendahara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Hindi भंडार (bhaṇḍār), भंडारा (bhaṇḍārā), or another New-Indo-Aryan language, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra).

• Rhymes: -a

bendahara (plural bendahara-bendahara, informal 1st possessive bendaharaku, 2nd possessive bendaharamu, 3rd possessive bendaharanya)

1. the chief minister and advisor to a Malay Sultan in ancient times; a vizier

Both standard listed both forms. The bendahara/bendahari distinction lie on the scale on Standard Malay (state treasurer will use -a form, small organisation use -i form) and sex on Indonesian (male treasurer use -a form, female treasurer use -i form).

• Indonesian: bendahara (“treasurer”)
• → Tagalog: bandahali (“treasurer, head steward, manager, housekeeper”)

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