bantuan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • bantoean (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay bantuan, from Classical Malay bantuan. Equivalent to bantu + -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [banˈtuan]
  • Hyphenation: ban‧tu‧an

Noun

bantuan (plural bantuan-bantuan, first-person possessive bantuanku, second-person possessive bantuanmu, third-person possessive bantuannya)

  1. assistance, help.
    Synonyms: amal, derma, donasi, infak, pertolongan, sedekah, sokongan, subsidi, sumbangan

Compounds

  • bantuan ekonomi
  • bantuan humaniter
  • bantuan luar negeri
  • bantuan lunak
  • bantuan militer
  • bantuan modal
  • bantuan pangan
  • bantuan pengetahuan
  • bantuan personal
  • bantuan proyek
  • bantuan sosial
  • bantuan teknik
  • bantuan teknis

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From banto + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bantuˈʔan/ [bɐn.tʊˈʔan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ban‧tu‧an

Verb

bantuán (complete binantuan, progressive binabantuan, contemplative babantuan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. to dilute a liquid product (to make it inferior by adding water, etc.)
    • 2002, Virgilio S. Almario, Bulacan: lalawigan ng bayani at bulaklak, →ISBN:
      Hindi maaayos ang pagbibinhi o pag-ani kung ang tubig sa dagat ay "alangaang " o tubig na binantuan. Maging ang sikat ng buwan ay batayan kung pasasalaot at mamamalakaya.
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Conjugation

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