benua

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Indonesian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *bAnua, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *banua. Compare Maori whenua, Tahitian fenua, Hawaiian henua.

Noun

benua (first-person possessive benuaku, second-person possessive benuamu, third-person possessive benuanya)

  1. continent
  2. (classic) land, country

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683AD. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *bAnua, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Johor-Selangor" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /bənuə/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Riau-Lingga" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /bənua/
  • Rhymes: -uə, -wə, -ə

Noun

benua

  1. continent (each of main land-masses on earth's surface)
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