benang

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Iban[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaeŋ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bəˈnaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧nang

Noun[edit]

benang

  1. thread, a long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Malay benang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaeŋ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bəˈnaŋ]
  • Hyphenation: bê‧nang

Noun[edit]

bênang (first-person possessive benangku, second-person possessive benangmu, third-person possessive benangnya)

  1. thread, a long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.

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