Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
beting[ˈbɛtiŋ]
• n. elephant bamboo(eng).bambu betung(ind).
beting slubamboo shoots(eng), tunas bambu(ind)
Nwai eka beting koli ge.I am going to cut down some bamboo.(eng), Saya pergi tebang pohon bambu licin.(ind)
Origin: Austronesian, cf. PMP *betuŋ 'bamboo of very large diameter, probably Dendrocalamus sp.' (ACD). Possibly from Malay |fn{betuŋ} 'elephant bamboo'.
Origin: bibref R003
See also: topol