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bêngawan

[bəˈŋawan]

noun

LanguageIndonesian (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)
  2. swamp
  3. river
  4. A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
Examples

Bengawan Solo adalah sungai terpanjang di pulau Jawa.

Bengawan Solo is the longest river on the island of Java.

Pronunciationbəˈŋawan

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term refers specifically to a large, major river.

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bêngawan in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.