beting elephant bamboo

Part of Speech	n
Pronunciation	ˈbɛtiŋ
Borrowed Word	Austronesian, cf. PMP *betuŋ 'bamboo of very large diameter, probably Dendrocalamus sp.' (ACD). Possibly from Malay ‹betuŋ› 'elephant bamboo'. [Blust and Trussel ongoing]

• • elephant bamboo

  • • Example 202:
      

      beting sèlu

      bamboo shoots

    • Example 203:
      

      Nèwai eka beting koli ge.

      I am going to cut down some bamboo.

Related entries

• See also:
  • topol shoot, fresh growth (of grasses)
  • ek kind of bamboo that is smooth, hard and yellow