binen

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• binnen

Etymology

From Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbinən/ [ˈbi.nən]
• Syllabification: bi‧nen

Adjective

binnên

1. (dialectal or obsolete) set for life (having obtained such success professionally and having been able to save enough money)

Spanish

Verb

binen

1. inflection of binar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From German Bienen (“bees”).

Noun

binen

1. bee

   Synonym: bi

Derived terms

• haus bilong ol binen (“beehive”)

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 11