bentala

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay bentala, from Classical Malay بنتالا (bentala), from Sanskrit भूतल (bhūtala). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bənˈtala/ [bən̪ˈt̪a.la] Rhymes: -ala Syllabification: ben‧ta‧la === Noun === bêntala (plural bentala-bentala) (chiefly obsolete) earth; ground === Further reading === “bentala”, 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 Sanskrit भूतल (bhūtala). === Noun === bentala (Jawi spelling بنتالا, plural bentala-bentala or bentala2) (chiefly obsolete) earth; ground === Further reading === "bentala" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017