wijen

See also: wijeñ

Dutch

Verb

wijen

  1. obsolete form of wijden

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦮꦶꦗꦺꦤ꧀ (wijèn), from Old Javanese wijyan (sesame-seed). Doublet of bijan and bijian. Reconstructed as biji +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwid͡ʒɛn]
  • Hyphenation: wi‧jèn

Noun

wijèn (plural wijen-wijen)

  1. sesame:
    1. a tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil
    2. the seed of this plant

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Further reading

Mapudungun

Noun

wijen (Raguileo spelling)

  1. urine

Synonyms

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