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behe

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Basque

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Basque *be(h)e, possibly compare Iberian bei.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behe/ [be.he]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /be/ [be]
  • (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ehe, -e
  • (Southern) Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: be‧he

Adjective

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behe (comparative beheago, superlative beheen, excessive beheegi)

  1. inferior
  2. humble
    Synonym: apal

Declension

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Derived terms

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Noun

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behe inan

  1. low

Usage notes

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This word is rarely found as an independent noun. It is more often used in compounds or in inflected forms like beheko (“lower”), which are used as adjectives or adverbs.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • “behe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “behe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Tongan

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Adverb

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behe

  1. obsolete form of pehe

Yakan

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Noun

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behe

  1. mouth