1 to help, aid, assist; 2 to back up, support;
mbantoni to help s.o.;
mbantokake to have s.o. help;
bebantu or bebanton help, aid, assistance;
bantuan help, aid, assistance;
bantu-binantu to help each other;
pambantu 1 help, aid, assistance; 2 helper, assistant.
banyak goose, swan; - angrem 1 a certain nebulous spot near the Southern Cross; 2 heaped-up rice with an egg inside (for ritual meal); - dhalang item of regalia in the shape of a goose, carried in court ceremonial; - patra a certain wild bird resembling a duck or goose;
mbanyaki cr to act hastily and ineffectually;
banyakan or bebanyakan breakers, white horses (in the sea).
banyar a herring-like fish.
banyol joke;
juru - joker (see also juru);
mbanyol to joke around;
banyolan 1 to make jokes, clown around; 2 a joke.
banyu ng, toya kr, 1 water, fluid; - bening fig 1 spiritual knowledge; 2 medicine, spiritual guide; - daging meat broth; gege water for bathing a baby to make it grow faster; - godhogan or - mateng boiled drinking water; - kawah fore-water, amniotic fluid; - keras spirits; landa soda water; - landha lye, water in which burnt rice stalks have been soaked (used as shampoo); - ledheng tap water; - leri water in which rice has been washed prior to cooking; - mas gilding fluid used in embroidery; panguripan water having the power to revive the dead; - pinerang inseparable: fig e.g. brothers who often quarrel with each other but finally get along well again; - rasa quicksilver, mercury; - susu mothers milk; - tangi warm water for bathing children and invalids; tawa(r) fresh water; - tumetes sound effect produced by the puppeteer tapping with slow steady beats on the puppetbox; - wantah (unboiled) fresh water; - wayu water that has been kept overnight; - windu water kept for several days used for a ritual bath; wisuh(an); - wijikan hi. water in finger bowls placed on the dining table; - wulu water for washing face, hands and feet ritually before praying;
mbanyu 1 resembling water; to liquefy, melt; 2 to bath, wash down; 3 aqueous;
mbanyoni 1 to supply with water; 2 to break, of the waters (before giving birth);
banyon 1 a mouthwash for blackening the teeth; 2 the bathing of a fighting cock; 3 the number of times a fighting cock is bathed;
bebanyu ng, tetoyan fer, to urinate;
banyunen to have diarrhoea;
mbanyuwara to avoid touching water as an ascetic practice;
caruk banyu to estimate s.o.'s treasures all in all;
dadia banyu suthik nyawuk (of relationship) completely broken;
dom sumurup ing banyu prov (to be) in disguise in order to investigate s.t.;
kaedus banyu sasiwur 'to be bathed with one scoop of water'; to get a very small share;
kaya banyu karo lenga 'like water and oil'; to be hostile to each other, unable to get along well with each other;
kena iwake aja nganti buthek banyune prov to take a problem in hand very carefully; to gain a goal without any conflict;
lebak (ledhok) ilining banyu prov the underlings are always blamed for any affair;
ngangsu banyu ing kranjang prov 'to draw water with a basket'; wasted effort; to do s.t. futile, in vain (see also angsu);
ngangsu banyu apikulan warih fig to possess basic knowledge before studying s.t. difficult;
nggarap banyu to have a menstrual period;
ngubak-ubak banyu bening prov 'to stir up clean water'; to cause quite a stir;
sedulur tunggal banyu prov a pupil of the same teacher (regarded as a brother);
suwé banyu sinaring prov to do s.t. easily
bapa father; - babu revered ancestor(s); biyung parents; - paman uncle (parent's younger sibling); Bapa, Putra Ian Roh Suci Father, Son and Holy Ghost (see also bapak);
mbapa to call s.o. father; to regard s.o. as a father;
kebapan resembling one's father in nature;
anak molah bapa kepradhah prov the father in trouble because of the conduct of his son.
bapak ng, kr, rama hi. father; 2 adr, title older and/or higher-ranking male; angkat foster father; - cilik uncle (parent's younger sibling) (see also paklik); - gedhe uncle (parent's older sibling) (see also pakdhe); - kuwalon stepfather; - pocung a tiny red beerie; mbapak to call s.o. father; to regard s.o. as a father;
bapak(n)é adr husband (if the couple have children);
bapak(n)é gendhuk/tholé my husband (oblique reference term);
bapaké (bo)cah-(bo)cah ng, bapakipun laré-laré kr, my husband.
bapang 1 signpost, signboard; 2 a certain classical dance performed by males; 3 obstacle;
mbapang to stretch arms sideways;
bapangan winged kite.
bapem a small round metal badge, formerly used by village officials.
baptis baptism;
mbaptis to baptise;
baptisan ceremony of baptising, baptism.
bapuh reg solid, sturdily built (var of bakuh).
bar shtf of bubar; 1 after; 2 finished, over; ngebaraké to finish;
bar-baran completely finished;
barji barbèh (shtf of bubar siji bubar kabèh) if one quits we all quit;
ora bar-bar to keep on doing.
bara I fringe hanging on either side of the belt buckle;
mbara to attach a fringe to.
II mbebara to travel around in search of a livelihood;
mbara gawe ng, mbara darnel kr, holding a feast (e.g. wedding ceremony etc).
III (banggi kr) (good) luck.
IV a hundred million.
V a certain type of fishing gear;
pirangbara happily and unexpectedly;
pecruk tunggu bara prov to be entrusted with s.t. of which one is very fond.
