benteng

== Balantak == === Verb === benteng (stative) to be full, satiated === References === Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – benteng. SIL International. == Betawi == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Hokkien 冰糖 (peng-thn̂g, “rock candy; rock sugar”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bəntəŋ/ Rhymes: -əŋ Hyphenation: ben‧teng ==== Noun ==== benteng rock candy; rock sugar === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bɛntɛŋ/ ==== Noun ==== benteng alternative spelling of bèntèng === Further reading === Kähler, H. (1966), “benteng”, in Wörterverzeichnis des Omong Djakarta [Glossary of the Jakartan speech] (in German), Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, page 22 Kähler, H. (1966), “bəntəng”, in Wörterverzeichnis des Omong Djakarta [Glossary of the Jakartan speech] (in German), Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, page 27 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay benteng. The sense “bulwark” is a semantic loan from Javanese bètèng. The sense in chess is a semantic loan from Dutch kasteel (“rook (dated)”, literally “castle”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbɛntɛŋ/ [ˈben̪.t̪ɛŋ] Rhymes: -ɛntɛŋ Syllabification: ben‧teng === Noun === bèntèng (plural benteng-benteng) fort (a fortified defensive structure stationed with troops) bulwark a defensive wall or rampart Synonyms: baluarti, selekoh, katelum (chess) rook; castle Synonym: tir (figurative) something that is used to strengthen or maintain a position and so on Synonym: pancang (sports) children's games are carried out in two groups by each group forming a fort (in the form of poles, stones, etc.) and trying to protect the fort from enemy attacks ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “benteng”, 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 == Javanese == === Noun === benteng dated spelling of bèntèng == Makasar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbenteŋ] === Noun === benteng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨈᨙ) pillar post == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbenteŋ/ [ˈben̪.t̪eŋ] Rhymes: -enteŋ, -teŋ, -eŋ Hyphenation: ben‧teng === Noun === benteng (Jawi spelling بينتيڠ, plural benteng-benteng or benteng2) A bulwark, fortification or rampart; a defensive wall for defending a town and others from enemy attacks. A fort or fortress. Synonym: kubu A dyke or embankment. A defence from a threat. (chess) The rook or castle piece in chess. Synonym: tir ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: benteng (inherited) → Javanese: bèntèng, bètèng → Toba Batak: besteng ==== See also ==== === Further reading === "benteng" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017