benko

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbenko/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -enko

Noun

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.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto benkoEnglish benchFrench bancGerman BankItalian bancoSpanish banco, all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. The initial vowel e was chosen instead of a so not to cause confusion with banko (bank).

Pronunciation

Noun

benko (plural benki)

  1. bench, form, thwart

Derived terms