benih
Iban edit
Etymology edit
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.
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benih
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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.
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benih (first-person possessive benihku, second-person possessive benihmu, third-person possessive benihnya)
- (botany) A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant; seed.
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Malay edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Noun edit
benih (Jawi spelling بنيه, plural benih-benih, informal 1st possessive benihku, 2nd possessive benihmu, 3rd possessive benihnya)
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Regular affixed derivations:
- pembenihan (“seeding”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- membenih [agent focus] (meN-)
- membenihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- berbenih [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: benih
Further reading edit
- “benih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *binəSiq