binsin

Tausug

Etymology

From Indonesian bensin, from Dutch benzine, from German Benzin.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /binsin/ [bɪn̪ˈsin̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: bin‧sin

Noun

binsin (Jawi spelling بِنْسِنْ)

1. (Indonesia) gasoline; petrol

   Ambaya' kami kiyaubusan sin binsin hina'bu nagmumubil kami dayn Nunukan pa Semporna.

   We almost ran out of gasoline while we are driving from Nunukan to Semporna.

Synonyms

• gasulina (Philippnes)
• piturul, pitrul (Malaysia)

Derived terms

• binsinan
• hipabinsin
• magbinsin
• magpabinsin

 

See also

• lana