"benua" meaning in Malay

See benua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bənua/, [bənuə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: بنوا [Jawi], benua-benua [plural], benuaku [first-person, informal, possessive], benuamu [possessive, second-person], benuanya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -ua, -a Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *bənua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Cognate with Iban menua and Maori whenua. First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (vanua). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*bənua}} Proto-Malayic *bənua, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*banua}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*banua}} Proto-Austronesian *banua, {{cog|iba|menua}} Iban menua, {{cog|mi|whenua}} Maori whenua, {{m+|ms-old||tr=vanua}} Old Malay [script needed] (vanua) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=بنوا}} benua (Jawi spelling بنوا, plural benua-benua, informal 1st possessive benuaku, 2nd possessive benuamu, 3rd possessive benuanya)
  1. (geography) continent (each of main land-masses on earth's surface) Categories (topical): Geography Synonyms: tanah raya
    Sense id: en-benua-ms-noun-jscAl1Ey Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (Classical Malay) land, country Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: tanah, negara, negeri
    Sense id: en-benua-ms-noun-5eP7rmge Disambiguation of Landforms: 36 64 Categories (other): Classical Malay, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 2 17 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 1 17 59 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Alternative forms

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