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bek
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ??? (bek). Doublet of bey and beg.
Noun
bek (plural beks)
- Alternative form of bey (“Turkish governor”)
Translations
Anagrams
- KBE, Keb, keb
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?k/
Noun
bek (plural bekke, diminutive bekkie)
- beak
- mouth of an animal
- (derogatory) mouth of a human
Bahnar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??k/
Adjective
bek
- fat
Basque
Noun
bek
- ergative indefinite of be
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
- Homophone: beg
Etymology 1
Noun
bek m inan
- bleat
- cry
Declension
Synonyms
- (bleat): bekot, be?ení
- (cry): plá?, brek, brekot, bre?ení
Interjection
bek
- (onomatopoeia) The characteristic bark of a roe deer.
Etymology 2
From back, which was borrowed from English back. See also bachyn?.
Alternative forms
- back (archaic)
Noun
bek m
- (animate, colloquial, sports) back [20th c.]
- (inanimate, colloquial, sports) defense (portion of a team dedicated to defending) [20th c.]
Declension
animate
inanimate
Synonyms
- (back): obránce, zadák
- (defense): obrana, defenziva, defenzíva
Antonyms
- (back): úto?ník, forward
- (defense): útok, ofenziva, ofenzíva
References
Further reading
- bek in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- bek in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?k/
- Hyphenation: bek
- Rhymes: -?k
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus.
Noun
bek m (plural bekken, diminutive bekje n)
- a bird's beak
- Synonym: snavel
- any animal's mouth (such as a snout)
- (informal, rude) a human mouth
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bek
Etymology 2
Verb
bek
- first-person singular present indicative of bekken
- imperative of bekken
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?k]
- Hyphenation: bèk
Etymology 1
From English back, from Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-Germanic *bak?, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *b?ogo (literally “bending”).
Noun
bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)
- (sports, soccer) back, in some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
Etymology 2
Unknown, probably from Dutch beg, from Ottoman Turkish ??? (beg), from Old Turkic ????????? (b²g /bég/, “chief, titled man”).
Noun
bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)
- (obsolete) chief of a village.
Further reading
- “bek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From English back.
Adjective
bek
- back, again
Noun
bek
- back
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?k/
Etymology 1
Noun
bek m inan
- bleat (cry of a sheep or goat)
- (colloquial) wail
Declension
Related terms
- (verbs) bekn??, becze?
- (noun) beczenie
Etymology 2
Noun
bek m inan
- (informal) verbal noun of beka?
Etymology 3
From English back.
Noun
bek m pers
- (dated, sports) defender
- Synonym: obro?ca
Declension
Etymology 4
From Romanian bec.
Noun
bek m inan
- (Bukovina) lightbulb
- Synonym: ?arówka
Etymology 5
Noun
bek
- genitive plural of beka
Further reading
- bek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Semai
Alternative forms
- beuk
Etymology
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *b?k ~ *buk ~ *bu?k (“to bind (round)”). Cognate with Mon ????? (pàk, “to put round”), Vietnamese bu?c (“to bind”), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] pôk-hata/pôko (“to bind, tie”).
Verb
bek
- to bind; to tie
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
From English bag.
Noun
bek
- bag
Etymology 2
From English back.
Adverb
bek
- back
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse bik, from Latin pix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??k/, /bek/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
bek n
- pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
Related terms
- bek
- bekulæpp
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brek
English
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Noun
brek (countable and uncountable, plural breks)
- (informal) breakfast
Etymology 2
Verb
brek
- Pronunciation spelling of break.
Anagrams
- Berk, berk, kerb
Czech
Alternative forms
- brekot
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?br?k]
- Hyphenation: brek
Noun
brek m inan
- crying
Declension
Synonyms
- plá?, brekot, bek
Related terms
- bre?et
Further reading
- brek in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- brek in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Faroese
Noun
brek n (genitive singular breks, plural brek)
- defect
- disability
- infirmity
- hindrance
- (computing) bug
Declension
Icelandic
Noun
brek n (genitive singular breks, nominative plural brek)
- (uncountable) trickery
- (countable) practical joke
Declension
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bre?k/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
brek n (definite singular breket, indefinite plural brek, definite plural breka)
- a bleat
Verb
brek
- imperative of breka
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
brek c (plural brekken, diminutive brekje)
- break, fracture
- fraction
Further reading
- “brek (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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