Bandar Seri Begawan

/ˌbɑːndəɹ sɪˌɹiː bɪˈɡaʊ.ən/

proper noun

The capital city of Brunei.

Meanings

proper noun

Origin

  1. MalayBandar Seri Begawan
  2. EnglishBandar Seri Begawan

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Bandar Seri Begawan. Literally: "Port/City of the Revered Ruler".

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Translations

Afrikaans Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Arabic بَنْدَر سِرِي بِكَاوَان
  • بَنْدَر سِرِي بِكَاوَان (bandar sirī bikawān)capital of Brunei
Bengali বন্দর শ্রী ভগবান, বন্দর সেরি বেগাওয়ান
  • বন্দর শ্রী ভগবান (bondor sri bhogban)capital of Brunei
  • বন্দর সেরি বেগাওয়ান (Bandor Seri Begowan)capital of Brunei
Bulgarian Банда́р Сери́ Бега́ван
  • Банда́р Сери́ Бега́ван (Bandár Serí Begávan)capital of Brunei
Chinese Mandarin 斯里巴加灣, 斯里巴卡旺
  • 斯里巴加灣 (Sīlǐbājiāwān)capital of Brunei
  • 斯里巴卡旺 (Sīlǐbākǎwàng)capital of Brunei
Czech Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Danish Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Dutch Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Esperanto Bandar-Seri-Begavano
  • Bandar-Seri-Begavanocapital of Brunei
Finnish Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
French Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
German Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Greek Μπαντάρ Σερί Μπεγκαβάν
  • Μπαντάρ Σερί Μπεγκαβάν (Bantár Serí Begkaván)capital of Brunei
Hebrew בנדר סרי בגוואן
  • בנדר סרי בגוואןcapital of Brunei
Hindi बन्दर सेरी बेगवान, बन्दर श्री भगवान
  • बन्दर सेरी बेगवान (bandar serī begvān)capital of Brunei
  • बन्दर श्री भगवान (bandar shri bhagavan)capital of Brunei
Indonesian Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Japanese バンダルスリブガワン
  • バンダルスリブガワン (Bandaru Suri Bugawan)capital of Brunei
Korean 반다르세리베가완
  • 반다르세리베가완 (Bandareu Seri Begawan)capital of Brunei
Latvian Bandarseribegavana
  • Bandarseribegavanacapital of Brunei
Lithuanian Bandar Seri Begavanas
  • Bandar Seri Begavanascapital of Brunei
Malay Bandar Seri Begawan, بندر سري بݢاوان
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
  • بندر سري بݢاوانcapital of Brunei
Polish Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Portuguese Bandar Seri Begauã
  • Bandar Seri Begauãcapital of Brunei
Russian Банда́р-Сери́-Бега́ван
  • Банда́р-Сери́-Бега́ван (Bandár-Sɛrí-Begávan)capital of Brunei
Slovak Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Spanish Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawancapital of Brunei
Thai บันดาร์เสรีเบกาวัน
  • บันดาร์เสรีเบกาวัน (ban-daa-sěe-rii-bee-gaa-wan)capital of Brunei
Ukrainian Банда́р-Сері́-Бега́ван
  • Банда́р-Сері́-Бега́ван (Bandár-Serí-Behávan)capital of Brunei
Urdu بَنْدَر سِری بِگَوان
  • بَنْدَر سِری بِگَوان (bandar sirī bigavān)capital of Brunei
Vietnamese Ban-đa Xê-ri Bê-ga-oan
  • Ban-đa Xê-ri Bê-ga-oancapital of Brunei
Cite this entry
APA

Bandar Seri Begawan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bandar%20Seri%20Begawan

MLA

“Bandar Seri Begawan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bandar%20Seri%20Begawan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bandar Seri Begawan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bandar%20Seri%20Begawan.

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