banika

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baniˈka/ [bɐ.n̪ɪˈka]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ni‧ka
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

baniká (Badlit spelling ᜊᜈᜒᜃ)

1. dry field, suited for farming

   Synonyms: baol, uma

2. dry farmlands (as opposed to wet crop cultivation)

   Antonyms: basak, pilapil

3. rural area

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:banika.

Derived terms

• banikahon
• banikanhon
• kabanikahan

 

References

• Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español‎^[1] (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 37
• John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎^[2] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 109