"benar" meaning in Indonesian

See benar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bəˈnar/ [Standard-Indonesian], [bəˈnar] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: bênar [canonical]
Rhymes: -ar Etymology: Inherited from Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|benar|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay benar, {{inh+|id|ms|benar}} Inherited from Malay benar, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*bənər}} Proto-Malayic *bənər, {{inh|id|poz-pro|*bənər}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər Head templates: {{head|id|adjective|head=bênar}} bênar
  1. true
    Sense id: en-benar-id-adj-tb6kG2xi
  2. right, correct Synonyms: betul
    Sense id: en-benar-id-adj-SUHtXwwF
  3. valid Synonyms: sah, valid
    Sense id: en-benar-id-adj-7GVPrJWZ Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 52 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: benar-benar [reduplication] (alt: redup), berbenar [stative (alt: beR-), habitual] (beR-) (alt: beR-), membenar [agent focus] (alt: meN-), membenari [agent focus + causative benefactive] (english: meN- + -i) [locative], membenarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (english: to validate; meN- + -kan), terbenar [agentless action] (alt: teR-), benaran [resultative (alt: -an), locative (-an) (alt: -an), collective (-an) (alt: -an), variety (-an) (alt: -an), verbal noun (-an) (alt: -an), fruit] (-an) (alt: -an), pembenaran [agentive (english: peN- + -an), qualitative (english: peN- + -an), instrumental (english: peN- + -an), abstract (english: peN- + -an), measure + resultative (english: peN- + -an), locative (english: peN- + -an), collective (english: peN- + -an), variety (english: peN- + -an), verbal noun (english: peN- + -an), fruit] (english: peN- + -an), memerbenar [causative passive + agent focus] (alt: peR- + meN-), kebenaran [resemblance (alt: ke-an) (english: truth), passive] (ke-an) (alt: ke-an) (english: truth), sebenarnya (english: in fact)

Adverb

IPA: /bəˈnar/ [Standard-Indonesian], [bəˈnar] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: bênar [canonical]
Rhymes: -ar Etymology: Inherited from Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|benar|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay benar, {{inh+|id|ms|benar}} Inherited from Malay benar, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*bənər}} Proto-Malayic *bənər, {{inh|id|poz-pro|*bənər}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər Head templates: {{head|id|adverb|head=bênar}} bênar
  1. (dialectal) very Tags: dialectal Synonyms: amat, sangat, sungguh
    Sense id: en-benar-id-adv-TGpIOfg9 Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 52 46

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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Malay benar, from Proto-Malayic *bənər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bənər.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bênar",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "id",
        "2": "adjective",
        "head": "bênar"
      },
      "expansion": "bênar",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧nar"
  ],
  "lang": "Indonesian",
  "lang_code": "id",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "true"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Indonesian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "good and correct Indonesian",
          "text": "bahasa Indonesia yang baik dan benar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "right, correct"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "correct",
          "correct"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "betul"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "valid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "valid",
          "valid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sah"
        },
        {
          "word": "valid"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bəˈnar/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bəˈnar]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Indonesian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "benar"
}

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