binsin

Tausug

Etymology

From Indonesian bensin, from Dutch benzine, from German Benzin.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /binsin/ [bɪn̪ˈsin̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: bin‧sin

Noun

binsin (Sulat Sūg spelling بِنْسِنْ) (Indonesia)

1. gasoline; petrol

   Synonyms: (Philippines) gasulina, (Malaysia) piturul, (Malaysia) pitrul

   Ambaya' kami kiyaubusan sin binsin hina'bu nagmumubil kami dayn Nunukan pa Semporna.

   We almost ran out of gasoline while we are driving from Nunukan to Semporna.

Derived terms

• binsinan
• hipabinsin
• magbinsin
• magpabinsin

 

See also

• lana