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Iban
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay bangku, from Portuguese banco.
Noun
bangku
- bench (long seat)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bangku, from Classical Malay بڠکو (bangku), a borrowing from Portuguese banco, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Doublet of bank.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbäŋ.ku/
- Hyphenation: bang‧ku
Noun
bangku (first-person possessive bangkuku, second-person possessive bangkumu, third-person possessive bangkunya)
- bench (long seat)
- Synonyms: seliri, dingklik, dudukan
Further reading
Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish banco.
Pronunciation
Noun
bangkû
- bench
- chair; stool
Limos Kalinga
Etymology
From Spanish banco.
Noun
bangku
- bench
Maguindanao
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish banco.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ˈbaŋku/
- Rhymes: -aŋku
- Syllabification: bang‧ku
Noun
bangku
- bench
- stool
- bank
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese banco. Doublet of bank.
Pronunciation
Noun
bangku (Jawi spelling بڠکو, plural bangku-bangku, informal 1st possessive bangkuku, 2nd possessive bangkumu, 3rd possessive bangkunya)
- bench (long seat)
Descendants
Further reading
Ternate
Etymology
From Indonesian bangku, from Portuguese banco.
Pronunciation
Noun
bangku
- bench
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh