# benda
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

### Verb

benda (third person singular past indicative bendi, third person plural past indicative bendu, supine bent)
* (grammar) to inflect

#### Conjugation
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɛnta/
* Rhymes: -ɛnta

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bend”). Cognate with English bend.

#### Verb

benda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative benti, supine bent)
* (transitive) To bend.
* (transitive) To tie; join.
* (transitive) To strive; contest.
* (transitive, figurative) To give away.

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandwijaną.

#### Verb

benda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative benti, supine bent)
* to point, to show
    Synonym: vísa

##### Derived terms

* ábending
* benda á eitthvað, vísa á eitthvað (“to point at something”)
* benda einhverju á eitthvað (“to point something out to someone”)
* benda til einhvers (“to indicate something”)
* bendir

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay benda (“a valuable thing”), from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”). Doublet of banda. Cognate of Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ (bandha).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bən.da/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bên‧da
* Rhymes: -da, -a

### Noun

bênda (plural benda-benda)
* object, good, etc.
* thing
* valuable

#### Derived terms

* berbenda
* kebendaan
* membendakan
* pembendaan
* perbendaan
* benda bergerak
* benda cair
* benda ekonomi
* benda hidup
* benda hitam
* benda konsumsi
* benda langit
* benda mati
* benda padat
* benda tahan lama

#### Related terms

* banda
* bangsal

### Further reading

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

## Isthmus Zapotec
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella, from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.

#### Noun

benda
* fish

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella.

#### Noun

benda
* sister (of a female)

### References

* Pickett, Velma, et al. (2007) Vocabulario zapoteco del Istmo: Español-zapotec y zapoteco-español‎ (in Spanish), fifth edition, Insituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 4

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɛn.da/, /ˈben.da/
* Rhymes: -ɛnda, -enda
* Hyphenation: bèn‧da, bén‧da

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *binda (“band, bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

#### Noun

benda f (plural bende)
* bandage
* blindfold

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

benda
* inflection of bendare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ benda in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* ↑ benda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* bande

## Kituba
### Verb

benda
* to pull

## Lingala
### Verb

benda
* to pull

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /ˈbən.də/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /ˈbən.da/
* Rhymes: -nda, -da, -a

### Noun

benda (Jawi spelling بندا, plural benda-benda, informal 1st possessive bendaku, 2nd possessive bendamu, 3rd possessive bendanya)
* object, good, etc.
* thing
* valuable

#### Derived terms

* berbenda
* kebendaan
* membendakan
* pembendaan
* perbendaan

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: benda
* → Urak Lawoi': เบอนา (bena)

### Further reading

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

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈben.dɑ/

### Noun

benda
* genitive plural of bend

## Old Norse

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### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bandijaną.

#### Verb

benda
* bend
    Synonym: beygja
* beckon

##### Descendants

* Norwegian Nynorsk: benda

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

benda f (genitive bendu)
* band, tie

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

benda
* indefinite genitive plural of bendi

#### Participle

benda
* inflection of bendr:
** strong feminine nominative singular
** strong feminine nominative/accusative plural

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “benda1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “benda2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “benda3”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive