bek

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бек (bek).

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 (bek)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: бэг (mn) (beg)

  Mongolian: ᠪᠡᠭ᠋ (beg)

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

  Arabic: بەك

  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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

Noun

bek (plural bekke, diminutive bekkie)

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

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Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *biak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛːk/

Adjective

bek

1. fat

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

     Frantík tentokrát nedal se pro sklamání do beku.

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

Synonyms

• (bleat): bekot, bečení
• (cry): pláč, brek, brekot, brečení

Interjection

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

1. (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…

2. (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

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Synonyms

• (back): obránce, zadák
• (defense): obrana, defenziva, defenzíva

Antonyms

• (back): útočník, forward
• (defense): útok, ofenziva, ofenzíva

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec.

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

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

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bek

Etymology 2

Verb

bek

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of bekken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of bekken

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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/

Etymology 1

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

• (verbs) beknąć, beczeć
• (noun) beczenie

Etymology 2

Noun

bek m inan

1. (informal) verbal noun of bekać

Etymology 3

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 4

From Romanian bec.

Noun

bek m inan

1. (Bukovina) lightbulb

   Synonym: żarówka

Etymology 5

Noun

bek

1. genitive plural of beka

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English bag.

Noun

bek

1. bag

Etymology 2

From English back.

Adverb

bek

1. back
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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From , from .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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