benua

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bAnua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Compare Maori whenua, Tahitian fenua, Hawaiian henua.

Noun

benua (plural benua-benua, first-person possessive benuaku, second-person possessive benuamu, third-person possessive benuanya)

continent
(classic) land, country

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bAnua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bənuə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bənua/
Rhymes: -uə, -wə, -ə

Noun

benua

continent (each of main land-masses on earth's surface)

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