bek
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian бек (bek). Doublet of bey and beg.
Noun[edit]
bek (plural beks)
- Alternative form of bey (“Turkish governor”)
Translations[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Vulgar Latin beccus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek (plural bekke, diminutive bekkie)
- beak
- mouth of an animal
- (derogatory) mouth of a human
Bahnar[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bek
Balinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bek
Basque[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek
- ergative indefinite of be
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek m inan
- bleat
- 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 […]
- cry
- 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[edit]
Interjection[edit]
bek
- (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[edit]
From back, which was borrowed from English back. See also bachyně.[1]
Alternative forms[edit]
- back (archaic)
Noun[edit]
bek m
- (animate, colloquial, sports) back [20th c.]
- 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…
- (inanimate, colloquial, sports) defense (portion of a team dedicated to defending) [20th c.]
- 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[edit]
animate
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
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- bek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- bek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- bek in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus.
Noun[edit]
bek m (plural bekken, diminutive bekje n)
- 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
- any animal's mouth (such as a snout)
- (informal, rude) a human mouth
- Hou je bek!
- Shut your trap!
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: bek
- Negerhollands: biek
- Petjo: bek
- → Antillean Creole: béc aou (Martinique)
- → Papiamentu: bek (dated)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
bek
Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)
Etymology 2[edit]
Unknown, probably from Dutch beg, from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg), from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (b²g /bég/, “chief, titled man”).
Noun[edit]
bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)
Further reading[edit]
- “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.
Papiamentu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bek
Noun[edit]
bek
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek m inan
- bleat (cry of a sheep or goat)
- (colloquial) wail
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek m pers
Declension[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek m inan
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek m inan
- (informal) verbal noun of bekać
Etymology 5[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
bek
Further reading[edit]
- bek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Semai[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
bek[1]
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek
Etymology 2[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bek
- 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.”
Westrobothnian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bik, from Latin pix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bek n
- pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
Related terms[edit]
- English terms borrowed from Russian
- English terms derived from Russian
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old French
- German terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans terms with audio links
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Afrikaans derogatory terms
- af:Anatomy
- Bahnar terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bahnar lemmas
- Bahnar adjectives
- Balinese lemmas
- Balinese adjectives
- Basque non-lemma forms
- Basque noun forms
- Czech 1-syllable words
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Czech/ɛk
- Rhymes:Czech/ɛk/1 syllable
- Czech terms with homophones
- Czech lemmas
- Czech nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech inanimate nouns
- Czech terms with quotations
- Czech interjections
- Czech onomatopoeias
- Czech terms borrowed from English
- Czech terms derived from English
- Czech colloquialisms
- cs:Sports
- cs:Animal sounds
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛk
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛk/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old French
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch terms with usage examples
- Dutch informal terms
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian terms borrowed from English
- Indonesian terms derived from English
- Indonesian terms derived from Middle English
- Indonesian terms derived from Old English
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Requests for plural forms in Indonesian entries
- id:Sports
- id:Football (soccer)
- Indonesian terms with unknown etymologies
- Indonesian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Indonesian terms derived from Old Turkic
- Indonesian terms with obsolete senses
- Papiamentu terms derived from English
- Papiamentu lemmas
- Papiamentu adjectives
- Papiamentu nouns
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛk
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛk/1 syllable
- Polish terms with homophones
- Polish onomatopoeias
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish inanimate nouns
- Polish colloquialisms
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish personal nouns
- Polish dated terms
- pl:Sports
- Polish terms borrowed from Romanian
- Polish terms derived from Romanian
- Bukovinian Polish
- Polish informal terms
- Polish verbal nouns
- Polish non-lemma forms
- Polish noun forms
- pl:Animal sounds
- Semai terms inherited from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Semai terms derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer
- Semai lemmas
- Semai verbs
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin nouns
- Tok Pisin adverbs
- Tok Pisin terms with quotations
- tpi:Bags
- Westrobothnian terms inherited from Old Norse
- Westrobothnian terms derived from Old Norse
- Westrobothnian terms derived from Latin
- Westrobothnian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Westrobothnian lemmas
- Westrobothnian nouns
- Westrobothnian neuter nouns