sebentar

• entar (colloquial, clipping)

Affixed of se- +‎ bentar, from Malay sebentar.

• IPA^(key): /sə.bənˈtar/
• Hyphenation: sê‧bên‧tar

sebentar (comparative lebih sebentar, superlative paling sebentar)

1. for a moment, for a while

   Synonym: sesaat

sebentar

1. later

   Synonym: nanti

2. (uncommon) sometimes

   Synonyms: terkadang, kadang-kadang

• “sebentar”, 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

Affixation se- (“one”) +‎ bentar (“moment”).

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /səbənˈta(r)/ [sə.bən̪ˈt̪a(r)]
• (/a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /səbənˈtar/ [sə.bən̪ˈt̪ar]
• Rhymes: -tar, -ar
• Hyphenation: se‧ben‧tar

sebentar (Jawi spelling سبنتر)

1. for a moment; for a while; briefly (indicating a short duration).

   Synonyms: sekejap, seketika

   Antonym: lama

   Sila tunggu sebentar.

   Please wait for a moment.

   Dia keluar sebentar untuk membeli makanan.

   He went out for a while to buy food.

2. soon; shortly; in a moment (indicating the near future).

   Kereta api akan tiba sebentar lagi.

   The train will arrive shortly.

• bentar

• > Indonesian: sebentar (inherited)

• "sebentar" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017