benko

See also: Benko

Esperanto

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbenko/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -enko

Noun

benko (accusative singular benkon, plural benkoj, accusative plural benkojn)

  1. bench
    La virino sidiĝis sur lignan benkon. ― The woman sat down on a wooden bench.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto benko, English bench, French banc, German Bank, Italian banco, Spanish banco, all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. The initial vowel e was chosen instead of a so not to cause confusion with banko (“bank”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbenko/

Noun

benko (plural benki)

  1. bench, form, thwart

Derived terms
  • benketo (“bench seat”)
  • laborobenko (“workbench”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.