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benih.

a fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant; seed

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈnih/Standard-Indonesian[bəˈnɪh]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant; seed

Where this word comes from

Inherited 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.

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