bendahari

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay bendahari, from Hindi भंडार (bhaṇḍār), भंडारा (bhaṇḍārā), or another New Indo-Aryan language, from Prakrit bhaṁḍāāra, bhaṁḍāgāra, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, “treasury”), from भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) +‎ आगार (āgāra). Doublet of bendahara, bendahari, bendara, bendari, bendoro, and bentara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bən.da.ha.ri/ Hyphenation: bên‧da‧ha‧ri === Noun === bêndahari (plural bendahari-bendahari) female treasurer ==== Usage notes ==== In Indonesian, bendahara refers to a male treasurer while bendahari refers to a female treasurer. ==== Alternative forms ==== === References === === Further reading === “bendahari”, 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 === From Hindi भंडार (bhaṇḍār), भंडारा (bhaṇḍārā), or another New Indo-Aryan language, from Prakrit bhaṁḍāāra, bhaṁḍāgāra, from Sanskrit भाण्डागार (bhāṇḍāgāra, “treasury”), from भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) +‎ आगार (āgāra). Doublet of bendahara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bən.da.ha.ri] (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [bən.də.ha.ri] Rhymes: -ri, -i Hyphenation: ben‧da‧ha‧ri === Noun === bendahari (Jawi spelling بنداهاري, uncountable) The treasurer of an association, organization or any other body. Synonym: bendaharawan (rare) (archaic) The treasurer of a kingdom or sultanate. Synonym: bendahara ==== Usage notes ==== While Indonesian uses both bendahari and bendahara to refer to the treasurer of an association, organization etc. and differentiates between them based on sex, Malay does not and uses only bendahari. === References === === Further reading === "bendahari" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017