See also: беся

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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See бяс (bjas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɛˈsa]
  • Hyphenation(key): бе‧са

Noun

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беса́ (besá)

  1. definite object singular of бяс (bjas)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Albanian besë. Compare Greek μπέσα (bésa) and Ottoman Turkish بسا (besa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛsɐ]
  • Hyphenation(key): бе‧са

Noun

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бе́са (bésaf

  1. (archaic, uncountable) word of honor, oath, vow (among ethnic Albanians)
Declension
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References

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  • бе́са”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Albanian besë.

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Noun

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беса (besaf (uncountable)

  1. pledge, oath, traditional word of honor among ethnic Albanians

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Russian

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бе́са (bésam anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of бес (bes)