เบอนัว

Urak Lawoi'

Alternative forms

• บือนูวา (Phuket Old People)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bənua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bənua/, [bəˈnuə̯]

Noun

เบอนัว (benuwa)

1. (Sangka-u, Adang) world

   Synonym: ดือนียา (deniya)

2. (Sangka-u, Adang) country

   Synonym: นังกฺรี (nanggri)

Further reading

• Hogan, David W. (1988) Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And Dictionary (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-109)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 107