bentang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay بنتڠ (bentang, to lay out).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bənˈtaŋ/ [bən̪ˈt̪aŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ben‧tang

Verb

bentang

  1. to lay out
    Synonym: hampar

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /bənˈtaŋ/ [bən̪ˈt̪aŋ]
  • Rhymes: -taŋ, -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: ben‧tang

Verb

bentang (Jawi spelling بنتڠ)

  1. to lay out
  2. to stretch out
  3. to explain
    Synonyms: terang, jelas

Derived terms

Affixations
Compounds
  • bentang alam

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: bentang (inherited)

Further reading