benko

Possibly a blend of German Bank and English bench, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“raised surface, slope, bench”). Doublet of banko.

• Audio:

  (file)

• • IPA^(key): /ˈbenko/
  • Rhymes: -enko
  • Hyphenation: ben‧ko

benko (accusative singular benkon, plural benkoj, accusative plural benkojn)

1. bench

   La virino sidiĝis sur lignan benkon. ― The woman sat down on a wooden bench.

Borrowed from Esperanto benko, English bench, French banc, German Bank, Italian banco, Spanish banco, all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. The initial vowel e was chosen instead of a so not to cause confusion with banko (“bank”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbenko/

benko (plural benki)

1. bench, form, thwart