bijan

See also: Bijan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bija (“seed”) +‎ -an, from Malay bijan. Doublet of bijian and wijen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbid͡ʒan]
• Hyphenation: bi‧jan

Noun

bijan (plural bijan-bijan)

1. sesame

   Synonyms: lenga, sesam, wijen

Further reading

• “bijan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016