bihun

See also: Bihun and bīhūn

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún). Compare Tagalog bihon, English bee hoon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbihun/ [ˈbi.hʊn]
• Rhymes: -ihun
• Syllabification: bi‧hun

Noun

bihun (plural bihun-bihun)

1. rice vermicelli, rice noodle

Further reading

• “bihun”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún). Compare Tagalog bihon, English bee hoon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbihun/ [ˈbi.hun]

Noun

bihun (Jawi spelling بيهون, plural bihun-bihun or bihun²)

1. rice vermicelli, rice noodle

Further reading

• "bihun" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "bihun" at PRPM first version)

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ˈhun/, [bi.ˈhun]

Noun

bihun

1. cosmetics; makeup

Yakan

Noun

bihun

1. rice vermicelli