bantuan

• bantoean (pre-1947)

From Malay bantuan, from Classical Malay bantuan. Equivalent to bantu +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): [banˈtuan]
• Hyphenation: ban‧tu‧an

bantuan (plural bantuan-bantuan, first-person possessive bantuanku, second-person possessive bantuanmu, third-person possessive bantuannya)

1. assistance, help.

   Synonyms: amal, derma, donasi, infak, pertolongan, sedekah, sokongan, subsidi, sumbangan

2. (education) bursary: a monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies.

   Synonym: beasiswa

• “bantuan” 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.

From banto +‎ -an.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bantuˈʔan/ [bɐn̪.t̪ʊˈʔan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ban‧tu‧an

bantuán (complete binantuan, progressive binabantuan, contemplative babantuan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

1. to dilute a liquid product (to make it inferior by adding water, etc.)
   • 2002, Virgilio S. Almario, Bulacan: lalawigan ng bayani at bulaklak, →ISBN:

     Hindi maaayos ang pagbibinhi o pag-ani kung ang tubig sa dagat ay "alangaang " o tubig na binantuan. Maging ang sikat ng buwan ay batayan kung pasasalaot at mamamalakaya.

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