besto
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Esperanto [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈbesto/
- Hyphenation: bes‧to
Noun [edit]
besto (plural bestoj, accusative singular beston, accusative plural bestojn)
Synonyms [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
Since the very beginning of Esperanto, besto has meant any member of the animal kingdom, including humans. However, because many Esperanto speakers interpret it as meaning "non-human animal", animalo was coined to explicitly mean any animal including humans.
