betis

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bətíʔəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: be‧tis

Noun

betis

1. (anatomy) foot

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay betis, from Proto-Malayic *bətis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bəˈtis/ [bəˈt̪ɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: be‧tis

• Audio:

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Noun

betis (plural betis-betis)

1. (anatomy) calf (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee)

Derived terms

• membetis

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay betis.

Noun

betis (plural betis-betis)

1. Bornean ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri)

   Synonyms: belian, kayu besi, ulin

Further reading

• “betis”, 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

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bətíʔəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Noun

bétis

1. (anatomy) foot

Latin

Verb

bētis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of bētō

References

• “betis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “betis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Maguindanao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bətíʔəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /bəˈtis/ [bɨˈʈɪʂ]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: be‧tis

Noun

bëtís

1. leg

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bətis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /bəˈtis/ [bəˈt̪is]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /bəˈtes/ [bəˈt̪es]
• Rhymes: -ətes, -tes, -es

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -is

Noun

betis (Jawi spelling بتيس, plural betis-betis or betis²)

1. (anatomy) calf (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee)
2. (cooking) shank: the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle

   Synonym: sengkel (Indonesian)

Descendants

• Indonesian: betis

Further reading

• "betis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "betis" at PRPM first version)

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲe.d̪is/

Verb

betis

1. third-person plural past subjunctive of is

Mutation

Mutation of betis

radical	lenition	nasalization
betis	betis pronounced with /βʲ-/	mbetis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbetis/ [ˈbɛː.t̪ɪs]
• Rhymes: -etis
• Syllabification: be‧tis

Noun

betis (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. betis, a threatened species of tree with hard wood that can be made as planks (Madhuca betis)

   Synonym: betis-lalaki

Derived terms

• betis-lalaki

Further reading

• “betis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018