benih

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq (“seed set aside for the next planting”). Cognate with Javanese winih and Tagalog binhi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bənɪh/

Noun

benih

1. (botany) seed

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benih, from Proto-Malayic *bənih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq (“seed set aside for the next planting”). Cognate with Javanese winih and Tagalog binhi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bənɪh/
• Rhymes: -ənɪh, -nɪh, -ɪh

Noun

benih (plural benih-benih)

1. (botany) A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant; seed.

Derived terms

• membenih
• berbenih
• pembenihan

Related terms

• biji
• bibit

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq (“seed set aside for the next planting”). Cognate with Javanese winih and Tagalog binhi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bənih/
• Rhymes: -ənih, -nih, -ih
• Rhymes: -eh

Noun

benih (Jawi spelling بنيه, plural benih-benih, informal 1st possessive benihku, 2nd possessive benihmu, 3rd possessive benihnya)

1. (botany) seed
2. progeny, offspring
3. source

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pembenihan (“seeding”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• membenih [agent focus] (meN-)
• membenihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• berbenih [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: benih

Further reading

• “benih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *binəSiq