beku

See also: Beku

Czech

Alternative forms

• backu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛku]
• Rhymes: -ɛku
• Hyphenation: be‧ku

Noun

beku m inan

1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of bek

Noun

beku m anim

1. dative/vocative/locative singular of bek

   Alternative form: bekovi

Elotepec Zapotec

Noun

beku

1. dog

References

• Natalie Operstein, San Juan Elotepec Zapotec in written sources

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay beku, from Classical Malay beku.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈku/ [bəˈku]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: be‧ku

Adjective

bêku

1. frozen (having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form)
2. (of a bank account or assets, figurative) frozen (in a state such that transactions are not allowed)
3. (grammar, figurative) frozen (old or obsolete and operates only on a specific word or phrase)
4. static

Alternative forms

• bekoe (1901–1947)

Derived terms

• bekuan
• kebekuan
• membeku
• membekukan
• pembeku
• pembekuan

Further reading

• “beku”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈku]
• Hyphenation: be‧ku

Adjective

beku (comparative lebih beku, superlative paling beku)

1. frozen:
   1. having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
   2. (of a bank account or assets, figurative) in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
   3. (grammar, figurative) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. congealed, coagulated, clotted
3. static:

   Synonym: kaku

   1. unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
   2. stalled, no movement or advancement.

Derived terms

• bekuan
• kebekuan
• membeku
• membekukan
• pembeku
• pembekuan

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “بکو bĕkoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 56
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “بکو bĕku”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 107
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “bĕku”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 101-2

Further reading

• "beku" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ku/
• Rhymes: -ɛku
• Syllabification: be‧ku

Noun

beku m inan

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of bek

Noun

beku m pers

1. locative/vocative singular of bek