benih

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq (seed set aside for the next planting). Cognate with Javanese winih and Tagalog binhi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bənɪh/

Noun

benih

  1. (botany) seed

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benih, from Proto-Malayic *bənih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq (seed set aside for the next planting). Cognate with Javanese winih and Tagalog binhi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bənɪh/
  • Rhymes: -ənɪh, -nɪh, -ɪh

Noun

benih (first-person possessive benihku, second-person possessive benihmu, third-person possessive benihnya)

  1. (botany) A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant; seed.

Derived terms

  • membenih
  • berbenih
  • pembenihan

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq (seed set aside for the next planting). Cognate with Javanese winih and Tagalog binhi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bənih/
  • Rhymes: -ənih, -nih, -ih
  • Rhymes: -eh

Noun

benih (Jawi spelling بنيه, plural benih-benih, informal 1st possessive benihku, 2nd possessive benihmu, 3rd possessive benihnya)

  1. (botany) seed
  2. progeny, offspring
  3. source

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: benih

Further reading

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