benuang

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hanuaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanuaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNuaŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈnuaŋ/ [bəˈnu.aŋ]
• IPA^(key): /bəˈnwaŋ/ [bəˈnwaŋ]
• Rhymes: -uaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: be‧nu‧ang

Noun

benuang (Jawi spelling بنواڠ, plural benuang-benuang)

1. water buffalo, carabao

   Synonym: kerbau

Further reading

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