bè

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French beurre.

Noun

bè

1. butter

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Corsican

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Adverb

bè

1. well

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Guerrero Amuzgo

Numeral

bè

1. two

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ

Interjection

bè

1. Alternative form of beh

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Having cognates throughout Mon-Khmer (all borrowed ?), akin to Laven /bɛː/ ("raft"), Khasi bùr (“raft”), Mlabri /bɛː/ ("raft"), Nyah Kur [phɛ̀ɛ] ("raft") and Lamet /pheː/ ("raft"). See also Thai แพ (pɛɛ, “raft”) and Chinese 簰 (“bamboo raft”). The sense of "cohorts" probably developed from the way bamboo stalks are tied together to make a raft.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc, con) bè • (𣙨, 𤿤, 𥯤, 𬜛)

1. (nautical) a raft (flat, floating structure)
2. (only in compounds or fixed expressions, usually disapproving) a group of cohorts

   bè lũ tham ô

   greedy cronies; interest groups

See also

Derived terms

• bạn bè
• bè bạn
• bè lũ
• bè phái
• chia bè kết phái
• hát bè