benuang
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *hanuaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanuaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bənuaŋ/
- Rhymes: -uaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ
Noun
benuang (Jawi spelling بنواڠ, plural benuang-benuang, informal 1st possessive benuangku, 2nd possessive benuangmu, 3rd possessive benuangnya)
- water buffalo, carabao
- Synonym: kerbau
Further reading
- “benuang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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