beza

See also: Beza, beża', and bezą

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /bes̻a/ [be.s̻a]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /bes̻a/ [be.s̻a]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /bes̺a/ [be.s̺a]

 

• Rhymes: -es̻a

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -es̻a
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -es̺a

• Hyphenation: be‧za

Verb

beza

1. Third-person singular (hark), taking third-person singular (hura) as direct object, present imperative form of izan.

Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form ezan instead of izan.

Malay

Etymology

Probably a hypercorrection of beda from Sanskrit भेद (bheda, “contrast, distinction, difference”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.zə/
• Hyphenation: bè‧za
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

beza (Jawi spelling بيذا, plural beza-beza, informal 1st possessive bezaku, 2nd possessive bezamu, 3rd possessive bezanya)

1. dissimilarity
2. difference

Alternative forms

• beda (predominantly in Indonesia)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berbeza [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• membezakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• pembezaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• pembeza [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pemerbeza [causative passive + agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peR- + peN-)
• memperbezakan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
• diperbezakan [causative passive focus + causative benefactive] (dipeR- + -kan)

Further reading

• “beza” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

beza

Etymology

Borrowed from German Baiser, from French baiser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.za/

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• Rhymes: -ɛza
• Syllabification: be‧za

Noun

beza f

1. meringue (mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned)

Declension

Declension of beza

	singular	plural
nominative	beza	bezy
genitive	bezy	bez
dative	bezie	bezom
accusative	bezę	bezy
instrumental	bezą	bezami
locative	bezie	bezach
vocative	bezo	bezy

Derived terms

adjective

• bezowy

 

Further reading

• beza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• beza in Polish dictionaries at PWN