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

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

banwa Cebuano
benua Indonesian
*banua Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*banua Proto-Austronesian
*bənua Proto-Malayic
*fenua Proto-Polynesian
banwa Bikol Central
*panua Proto-Oceanic
banwa Hiligaynon
fonu Chuukese
Belau Palauan
ᮘᮥᮃᮔ Sundanese
Vanuatu Bislama