bijan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bija (“seed”) +‎ -an, from Malay bijan. Doublet of bijian and wijen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbid͡ʒan]
• Hyphenation: bi‧jan

Noun

bijan (first-person possessive bijanku, second-person possessive bijanmu, third-person possessive bijannya)

1. sesame

   Synonyms: lenga, sesam, wijen

Further reading

• “bijan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.