binsin

Tausug

Etymology

From Indonesian bensin, from Dutch benzine, from German Benzin.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /binsin/ [bɪn̪ˈsin̪]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: bin‧sin

Noun

binsin (Sulat Sūg spelling بِنْسِنْ) (Indonesia)

  1. gasoline; petrol
    Synonyms: (Philippines) gasulina, (Malaysia) piturul, (Malaysia) pitrul
    Ambaya' kami kiyaubusan sin binsin hina'bu nagmumubil kami dayn Pulau Sebatik pa Tawau.
    We almost ran out of gasoline while we are driving from Pulau Sebatik to Tawau.

Derived terms

  • binsinan
  • hipabinsin
  • magbinsin
  • magpabinsin

See also