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/
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)
- (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)
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
- Indonesian: benih
Further reading
- “benih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *binəSiq