bewe

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Afrikaans[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch beven, from Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

bewe (present bewe, present participle bewende, past participle gebewe)

  1. tremble; shiver

Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bewe

  1. Alternative form of beau

Nias[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bewe (mutated form mbewe)

  1. lip

References[edit]

  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 34.