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

Inherited 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

Noun

bênih (plural benih-benih)

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

Derived terms

  • membenih
  • berbenih
  • pembenihan

Malay

Etymology

Inherited 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

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /bəˈneh/ [bəˈneh]
    • Rhymes: -əneh, -neh, -eh
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /bəˈnih/ [bəˈnih]
    • Rhymes: -ənih, -nih, -ih
  • Hyphenation: be‧nih

Noun

benih (Jawi spelling بنيه, plural benih-benih)

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

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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

  • > Indonesian: benih (inherited)

Further reading

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