bebenang
Malay
Etymology
Partial reduplication of benang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəbənaŋ/
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
bebenang (Jawi spelling ببنڠ, informal 1st possessive bebenangku, 2nd possessive bebenangmu, 3rd possessive bebenangnya)
- plural of benang
- Synonym: benang-benang
- (engineering) screw thread (spiral ridge of a screw, nut, etc.)
- (biology) strand (a nucleotide chain)
- 2020 November 16, Mohd Nizam Mohamad Yatim, “Bersedia hidup bersama virus [Be prepared to live with the virus]”, in Utusan Malaysia, archived from the original on 12 February 2021:
- Secara lahiriah, virus hanya bebenang asid amino yang membawa resipi bagi membentuk protein tertentu...
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- (Internet) thread (a series of message)
- 2021, Dr. Anis Yusal Yusoff, “Negaraku, tanah tumpah darahku [My country, for whom I spill my blood]”, in Utusan Malaysia:
- Lihat sahaja komen pada bebenang sosial media milik pemimpin-pemimpin negara.
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- (figuratively) something shaped like a thread
Synonyms
- (screw thread): ulir
- (a series of message): jaluran, rajutan
Further reading
- “bebenang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.