coin worth 2½ cents during the colonial period.
bengi ng, dalu kr, evening, night;
benginè on the evening of the same day; kebengen to be overtaken by night;
bengi-bengi in the middle of the night;
bengi-benginan or bengèn-bengènan 1 rather late in the evening; 2 to see who can stay awake the latest. See also wengi.
bengingèh whinny;
mbengingèh to neigh, whinny.
bengis stern, fierce-looking. See also wengis.
bengka (of stomach) hard, bloated.
bengkah (having) a crack or cleft.
bengkak I a tied bundle of long thin objects;
mbengkaki to tie (things) into a bundle.
II swollen.
III mbengkak to shout.
bengkalahi reg to quarrel, argue.
bengkarokan big, old and repulsive-looking (of ape, cr of man).
béngkas, mbéngkas to complete, finish off;
pambéngkas deliverer, messiah.
béngkat a game played by children with certain fruits (béndha).
bengkek a tied bundle (var of bengkak I).
bengkeleng throughout; sedina (m)- all day long.
bengkélot, mbengkélot tough, hard to chew.
bengkeluk, mbengkeluk bent at the end;
mbengkelukaké to bend s.t. at the end.
bengkelung var of bengkeluk.
bengkeng I stiff, hard, sore.
II bamboo fish trap with a swinging gate.
bengkerengan to argue heatedly.
bengkerok, mbengkerok (of skin) speckled and dirty.
bengket a bundle of small things;
mbengket or mbengketi to bundle s.t. in handful-sized bunches;
bengketan (tied) in such bunches.
bengkiyeng, mbengkiyeng 1 solid, firm, strong, muscular; 2 heavy to carry.
bengkok ricefield assigned to the village head or officials as recompense for their services.
béngkok reg var of bengkong.
béngkong or mbéngkong curved, crooked, bent;
mbéngkongaké to cause s.t. to be curved.
béngkot, mbéngkot 1 to turn the face aside, e.g. in disapproval; 2 to disregard s.o.'s wishes.
bengkowang a certain edible juicy tuber.
bengkoyok a skin disease characterised by running sores;
bengkoyoken to suffer from such a skin disease.
bengkrèh or bèngkrehan to dispute, quarrel, squabble.
bengkrès, mbengkrès reg to look smart; finely dressed.
bengkrik var of bengkrèk.
bengkring thin and sickly;
bengkringen to suffer from a certain wasting disease, consumptive.
bengkrung or mbengkrung bent, curved (of the human back), (var of bangkrung).
bengkuk or mbengkuk bent, crooked, curved;
mbengkukaké to cause s.t. to bend.
bengkung I long cotton band worn around the abdomen by women after childbirth, to hold the muscles firm;
mbengkungi to put a long cotton band on s.o. after childbirth;
bengkungan wearing a band around the body after childbirth.
II (or mbengkung) bent, curved, twisted (var of bengkuk);
mbengkungaké to shape into an arc.
benglé a medicinal root of the ginger family;
mbenglé resembling such a herb;
keris (of skin) resembling the colour of the cut root, pale yellow.
bengok a shout, shouting, yelling;
bengok-bengok or bengak bengok to shout repeatedly;
mbengok to shout, yell;
mbengoki to shout at, call to;
mbengokaké to shout s.t.;
pating brengok pl to shout, keep cheering and screaming.
bengong 1 dazed, stupefied; 2 become stunned (with open mouth).
béngor, béngoren (of lips) sore from too much lime in the betel quid.
béngos, béngas-béngos (of face) streaked with dirt.
bèngsèng reg gangster, crook, thief.
benguk a certain variety of bean; témpé bean-cake made from a certain bean (see témpé).
bengung, mbengung to produce a shrill buzzing or humming sound.
bengus, mbengus to snort.
benik button; - thik or - cethèt or - cèples press-stud;
mbeniki to sew buttons on (clothing);
mbenikaké to button (clothing);
benikan 1 buttoning; 2 (clothing) with buttons.
bening 1 clear, transparent, pure; 2 weak (of liquids);
mbeningaké to make s.t. clear;
bening banyu leri very turbid; even rice-washing water is clearer.
bénjang 1 lit future, next; 2 subst var of bénjing.
benjet, mbenjet to pull s.t. to right and left.
benji reg to feel enervated; lacking strength.
bénjing future, next (kr for besuk, suk).
bénjis reg can, to be able, capable.
benjit reg piglet.
bénjo oval, elliptical.
