bẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây (“corn, maize”)) bẹ • (備, 梐, 瓣, 𠹯)

1. (botany) sheath
2. (dialectal) corn, maize

   Synonyms: bắp, ngô

Derived terms

• cải bẹ

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̀/

Verb

bẹ̀

1. (transitive) to beg

   Synonyms: ṣagbe, tọrọ báárà

2. (intransitive) to plead; to implore
3. to send someone on an errand

   Synonym: rán níṣẹ́

Derived terms

• bẹ̀bẹ̀ (“to beg”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̄/

Verb

bẹ

1. (transitive) to peel

   Synonym: bó

   bẹ ìbẹ́pẹ ― To peel a papaya

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̄/

Verb

bẹ

1. to be ahead, to be forward

   Synonym: yájú

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̄/

Verb

bẹ

1. (intransitive) to snap, to burst, to break

   ogun-ún bẹ́ sílẹ̀ ― War has broken out

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̄/

Verb

bẹ

1. (intransitive, always used with ń) to be (in a location), to exist

   Ó ń bẹ nísàlẹ̀ ― It's at the bottom

   Epo ń bẹ, ẹ̀wà ń bẹ o ― There's oil, there's beans(part of the oríkì ìbejì)

2. to be held accountable

Usage notes

(to be): always used with the particle ń, not to be confused with ńbẹ̀

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̄/

Verb

bẹ

1. to shine forth

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ́/

Verb

bẹ́

1. (intransitive) to hop, to jump (downwards)

   ìbẹ́ àbẹ́jù l'ó mú kí ẹpọ̀n eégún yọ síta

   It is the excessive jumping about of the egungun spirit that causes his testicles to show outside his costume

   (proverb against going beyond one's limit)

Related terms

• tọ (“to hop”)

Etymology 8

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ́/

Verb

bẹ́

1. to buy a small quantity of something

   Mo bẹ́ aásáà ― I bought a small quantity of tobacco

Etymology 9

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ́/

Verb

bẹ́

1. to slash, to cut off, (in particular), to slash something with a machete or cutlass

Derived terms

• bẹ́lórí (“to behead”)

Etymology 10

Alternative forms

• bí

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ́/

Verb

bẹ́

1. (Ijebu) to give birth to

Usage notes

• Usually used in reference to animals and livestock

Derived terms

• bẹ́mọ