benua
Malay
/bənuə/, /bənua/
noun
Definitions
- continent each of main land-masses on earth's surface
- (classic) land, country
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bənua inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (territory, inhabited land) inherited from Proto-Austronesian *banua.
Origin
Proto-Austronesian
*banua