bandel

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbandəl/ [ˈban.dəl]
• Rhymes: -andəl
• Syllabification: ban‧del

From Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦢꦼꦭ꧀, ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝꦼꦭ꧀ (, bandhel, “obstinate, stubborn; undisciplined, disobedient; brave”), probably from Old Javanese waṅhĕl (“braced up, obstinate”), waṅal.

bandêl (comparative lebih bandel, superlative paling bandel)

1. stubborn

   Synonyms: kepala batu, badung

2. (chiefly Jakarta) durable (of automobile or motorcycle engine)

   Synonym: awet

3. (of poultry) not easily get sick, resistant to diseases
4. (of children) disobedience

bandêl (plural bandel-bandel)

1. nonstandard spelling of bundel (“bundle”)

• “bandel” 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.