benih
Pronunciation: /bəˈneh/
“benih” is a Malay word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
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.
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