bek

See also: bèk, bėk, bek., бек, and век

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бек (bek). Doublet of bey and beg.

Noun

bek (plural beks)

1. Alternative form of bey (“Turkish governor”)

Translations

Turkic governor

• Chagatai: بِیکْ‎ (bēk)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伯克 (zh) (bókè)

• Kazakh:

  Arabic: بەك‎

  Cyrillic: бек (bek)

  Latin: bek

• Khakas: піг (pìg)
• Manchu: ᠪᡝᡴ᠋ (bek᠋)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: бэг (mn) (beg)

  Mongolian: ᠪᠡᠭ᠋ (beg)

• Russian: бек (ru) (bek)
• Tibetan: པེག (peg)
• Tuvan: бег (beg)
• Uyghur:

  Arabic: بەك‎ (bek)

  Cyrillic: бәк (bek)

• Written Oirat: ᡋᡄᡎ (beg)

Anagrams

• KBE, Keb, keb

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Vulgar Latin beccus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

• Audio

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Noun

bek (plural bekke, diminutive bekkie)

1. beak
2. mouth of an animal
3. (derogatory) mouth of a human

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Bahnar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛːk/

Adjective

bek

1. fat

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Balinese

Etymology

Akin to Javanese kebak.

Adjective

bek

1. full

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Basque

Noun

bek

1. ergative indefinite of be

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Czech

FWOTD – 10 December 2018

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Homophone: beg

Etymology 1

Noun

bek m inan

1. bleat

   Synonyms: bekot, bečení

   • 1902, Josef K. Šlejhar, Temno‎^[1], J. Otto, page 210:

     V tu dobu zase žalný bekot telátka přerývavě zazněl z chléva. Nejistý, bázlivý byl to bek […]

     Sad bleating was heard disjointedly from the barn in that time. It was uncertain, timid bleating […]

2. cry

   Synonyms: pláč, brek, brekot, brečení

   • 1900, Holeček, Josef, Květy‎^[2], volume 45:

     Frantík tentokrát nedal se pro sklamání do beku.

     This time Frantík didn't start crying because of his disappointment.

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	beky
genitive	beku	beků
dative	beku	bekům
accusative	bek	beky
vocative	beku	beky
locative	beku	becích
instrumental	bekem	beky

Interjection

bek

1. (onomatopoeia) The characteristic bark of a roe deer.
   • 2015, Karel Čapek, Hordubal‎^[3], KKnihy.cz, →ISBN, page 37:

     Bek, bek, povídá, zadupe kopýtky a kluše dál.

     "Bark, bark", she says, stamps with her little hooves and keeps trotting.

Etymology 2

From back, which was borrowed from English back. See also bachyně.

Alternative forms

• back (archaic)

Noun

bek m

1. (animate, colloquial, sports) back [20th c.]

   Synonyms: obránce, zadák

   Antonyms: útočník, forward

   • 1996, Bohumil Hrabal, Ze zápisníku zapisovatele‎^[4], Praha: Pražská imaginace, →ISBN, page 251:

     Vojta Bradáč dvěma góly vyrovnal a pak zdánlivě kulhající Puč najednou nekulhal, obešel halvy, pak po něm vystartoval bek Černý, ale Puč dělovkou překonal brankáře Tichého a já jsem odcházel z hřiště smutný…

     Vojta Bradáč equalized with two goals and then seemingly limping Puč suddenly wasn't limping, got through the half-backs, then back Černý started off against him, but Puč defeated goalkeeper Tichý with a hard shot and I was leaving the pitch sad…

2. (inanimate, colloquial, sports) defense (portion of a team dedicated to defending) [20th c.]

   Synonyms: obrana, defenziva, defenzíva

   Antonyms: útok, ofenziva, ofenzíva

   • 1999, Vlasta Chramostová, Vlasta Chramostová‎^[5], Brno: Doplněk, →ISBN, page 176:

     Standíkovi bylo třináct čtrnáct a hrál na beku.

     Standík was thirteen or fourteen and played in the defense.

Declension

animate

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	bekové, beci
genitive	beka	beků
dative	bekovi, beku	bekům
accusative	beka	beky
vocative	beku	bekové, beci
locative	bekovi, beku	becích, bekach
instrumental	bekem	beky

inanimate

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	beky
genitive	beku	beků
dative	beku	bekům
accusative	bek	beky
vocative	beku	beky
locative	beku	becích
instrumental	bekem	beky

Further reading

• bek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• bek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• bek in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus.

Noun

bek m (plural bekken, diminutive bekje n)

1. a bird's beak

   De raaf had een stuk kaas in zijn bek.

   The raven held a piece of cheese in its beak.

   Synonym: snavel

2. any animal's mouth (such as a snout)
3. (informal, rude) a human mouth

   Hou je bek!

   Shut your trap!

Derived terms

• bekaf
• bekken
• bekkenbeul
• bekken trekken
• bekkentrekker
• bek op poten
• bekvechten
• eendenbek
• geilbek
• kraaienbek
• krokodillenbek
• lachebek
• lafbek
• langbek
• leeuwenbek
• lekkerbek
• ooievaarsbek
• op je bek gaan
• paardenbek
• schreeuwbek

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bek
• Negerhollands: biek
• Petjo: bek
• → Antillean Creole: béc aou (Martinique)
• → Papiamentu: bek (dated)

Etymology 2

Verb

bek

1. first-person singular present indicative of bekken
2. imperative of bekken

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛk]
• Hyphenation: bèk

Etymology 1

From Dutch back, from English back, from Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-Germanic *baką, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰogo (literally “bending”).

Noun

bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)

1. (sports, soccer) back, in some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably from Dutch beg, from Ottoman Turkish بك‎ (beg), from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏‎ (b²g /bég/, “chief, titled man”).

Noun

bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)

1. (obsolete) chief of a village.

Further reading

• “bek” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From English back.

Adjective

bek

1. back, again

Noun

bek

1. back

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: bek
• Homophone: beg

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

bek m inan

1. bleat (cry of a sheep or goat)
2. (colloquial) wail

Declension

Declension of bek

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	beki
genitive	beku	beków
dative	bekowi	bekom
accusative	bek	beki
instrumental	bekiem	bekami
locative	beku	bekach
vocative	beku	beki

Related terms

adjective

• bekliwy

 

interjection

• be

 

nouns

• bekowisko
• beksa

 

verbs

• beczeć impf
• bekać impf, beknąć pf

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English back.

Noun

bek m pers

1. (dated, sports) defender

   Synonym: obrońca

Declension

Declension of bek

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	bekowie
genitive	beka	beków
dative	bekowi	bekom
accusative	beka	beków
instrumental	bekiem	bekami
locative	beku	bekach
vocative	beku	bekowie

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romanian bec.

Noun

bek m inan

1. (Bukovina) lightbulb

   Synonym: żarówka

Etymology 4

Noun

bek m inan

1. (informal) verbal noun of bekać

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bek

1. genitive plural of beka

Further reading

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

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Semai

Alternative forms

• beuk

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bək ~ *buk ~ *buək (“to bind (round)”). Cognate with Mon ဗိုက် (pàk, “to put round”), Vietnamese buộc (“to bind”), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] pôk-hata/pôko (“to bind, tie”).

Verb

bek

1. to bind; to tie

Synonyms

• chekaq
• chekòt

 

Derived terms

• ba'bek

 

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology 1

From English bag.

Noun

bek

1. bag

Etymology 2

From English back.

Adverb

bek

1. back
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:19:

     Na bai yu wok hat tru long kisim kaikai bilong yu na tuhat bai i kamap long pes bilong yu. Na bai yu hatwok oltaim inap yu dai na yu go bek long graun. Long wanem, mi bin wokim yu long graun, na bai yu go bek gen long graun.”

     →New International Version translation

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bik, from Latin pix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪːk/, /bek/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

bek n

1. pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.

Related terms

• bek
• bekulæpp