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Is bandar a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bandar is a Scrabble US word. The word bandar is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word bandar is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

B3A1N1D2A1R1

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6-letter words (1 found)

BANDAR,

5-letter words (3 found)

ABAND,BANDA,BRAND,

4-letter words (14 found)

ARBA,ARNA,BAND,BARD,BARN,BRAD,BRAN,DARB,DARN,DRAB,NADA,NARD,RANA,RAND,

3-letter words (15 found)

ABA,ANA,AND,ARB,ARD,BAA,BAD,BAN,BAR,BRA,DAB,DAN,NAB,RAD,RAN,

2-letter words (8 found)

AA,AB,AD,AN,AR,BA,DA,NA,

You can make 41 words from bandar according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of bandar

bandar

Etymology

From Hindi बन्दर (bandar).

Noun

bandar (plural bandars)

  1. A rhesus macaque.

Related terms

  • bandar log

Icelandic

Verb

bandar

  1. second-person singular active present indicative of banda
  2. third-person singular active present indicative of banda

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈban.dar]
  • Hyphenation: ban‧dar

Etymology 1

From Malay bandar (“harbour, port”), from Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. harbour, port
    Synonym: pelabuhan
  2. coastal town
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar).

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. bookmaker, bookie: a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets.
  2. croupier, banker: the person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table.
  3. (usually in negative sense) dealer of something
    Synonyms: agen, dealer, distributor, pemasok, pengedar, penyalur, penyuplai, tauke
    bandar narkoba ― drug dealer
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from Minangkabau banda.

Noun

bandar (plural bandar-bandar, first-person possessive bandarku, second-person possessive bandarmu, third-person possessive bandarnya)

  1. watercourse, ditch
Alternative forms
  • běndar
Derived terms

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay bandar.

References

Further reading

  • “bandar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

bandar

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ

Malay

Etymology

From Persian بندر (bandar, “port, harbour”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ar

Noun

bandar (Jawi spelling باندر, plural bandar-bandar, informal 1st possessive bandarku, 2nd possessive bandarmu, 3rd possessive bandarnya)

  1. town
  2. harbour, port

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian bandar.

Derived terms

  • Bandar Seri Begawan
  • bandar raya
  • datuk bandar

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bandar
  • → Javanese: ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦂ (bandar)
    • → Indonesian: bandar (semantic loan)

Further reading

  • “bandar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swedish

Verb

bandar

  1. present indicative of banda

Source: wiktionary.org