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Dutch
Verb
wijen
- Obsolete form of wijden.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦮꦶꦗꦺꦤ꧀ (wijèn), from Old Javanese wijyan (“sesame-seed”). Doublet of bijan and bijian. Reconstructed as biji + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
wijèn (plural wijen-wijen)
- sesame:
- A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.
- The seed of this plant.
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Mapudungun
Noun
wijen (Raguileo spelling)
- urine
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