bentara

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay bentara (“herald; usher”), probably from Javanese ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara, “noble”). Doublet of bendahara, bendahari, bendara, bendari, bendoro, and bentara. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bənˈta.ra/, [bən̪ˈt̪a.ra] Rhymes: -ra Hyphenation: bên‧ta‧ra === Noun === bentara (plural bentara-bentara) (archaic) herald: a messenger, especially one bringing important news ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bentara”, 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