bebenang

Malay

Etymology

Partial reduplication of benang.

Sense of internet message chain follows similar patterns in computing terminology e.g. tetikus "computer mouse", sesawang "web-, connected to the World Wide Web" and sesentuh "equipped with a touch screen interface".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəbənaŋ/

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

Noun

bebenang (Jawi spelling ببنڠ, informal 1st possessive bebenangku, 2nd possessive bebenangmu, 3rd possessive bebenangnya)

1. plural of benang

   Synonym: benang-benang

2. (engineering) screw thread (spiral ridge of a screw, nut, etc.)

   Synonym: ulir

3. (biology) strand (a nucleotide chain)
   • 2020 November 16, Mohd Nizam Mohamad Yatim, “Bersedia hidup bersama virus [Be prepared to live with the virus]”, in Utusan Malaysia‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 February 2021:

     Secara lahiriah, virus hanya bebenang asid amino yang membawa resipi bagi membentuk protein tertentu...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

4. (Internet) thread (a series of message)
   • 2021, Dr. Anis Yusal Yusoff, “Negaraku, tanah tumpah darahku [My country, for whom I spill my blood]”, in Utusan Malaysia‎^[2], archived from the original on 20 May 2021:

     Lihat sahaja komen pada bebenang sosial media milik pemimpin-pemimpin negara.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   Synonym: rajutan

5. (figurative) something shaped like a thread

Further reading

• “bebenang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.