bek
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian бек (bek). Doublet of bey and beg.
Noun edit
bek (plural beks)
- Alternative form of bey (“Turkish governor”)
Translations edit
Turkic chief
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Vulgar Latin beccus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bek (plural bekke, diminutive bekkie)
- beak
- mouth of an animal
- (derogatory) mouth of a human
Bahnar edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bek
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
bek
- Romanization of ᬩᭂᬓ᭄
Basque edit
Noun edit
bek
- ergative indefinite of be
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
bek m inan
- bleat
- 1902, Josef K. Šlejhar, Temno[1], J. Otto, page 210:
- V tu dobu zase žalný bekot telátka přerývavě zazněl z chléva. Nejistý, bázlivý byl to bek […]
- Sad bleating was heard disjointedly from the barn in that time. It was uncertain, timid bleating […]
- cry
- 1900, Josef Holeček, Květy[2], volume 45:
- Frantík tentokrát nedal se pro sklamání do beku.
- This time Frantík didn't start crying because of his disappointment.
Declension edit
Interjection edit
bek
- (onomatopoeia) the characteristic bark of a roe deer
- 2015, Karel Čapek, Hordubal[3], KKnihy.cz, →ISBN, page 37:
- Bek, bek, povídá, zadupe kopýtky a kluše dál.
- "Bark, bark", she says, stamps with her little hooves and keeps trotting.
Etymology 2 edit
From back, which was borrowed from English back. See also bachyně.[1]
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
bek m anim
- (colloquial, sports) back [20th c.]
- 1996, Bohumil Hrabal, Ze zápisníku zapisovatele[4], Praha: Pražská imaginace, →ISBN, page 251:
- Vojta Bradáč dvěma góly vyrovnal a pak zdánlivě kulhající Puč najednou nekulhal, obešel halvy, pak po něm vystartoval bek Černý, ale Puč dělovkou překonal brankáře Tichého a já jsem odcházel z hřiště smutný…
- Vojta Bradáč equalized with two goals and then seemingly limping Puč suddenly wasn't limping, got through the half-backs, then back Černý started off against him, but Puč defeated goalkeeper Tichý with a hard shot and I was leaving the pitch sad…
Declension edit
Noun edit
bek m inan
- (inanimate, colloquial, sports) defense (portion of a team dedicated to defending) [20th c.]
- 1999, Vlasta Chramostová, Vlasta Chramostová[5], Brno: Doplněk, →ISBN, page 176:
- Standíkovi bylo třináct čtrnáct a hrál na beku.
- Standík was thirteen or fourteen and played in the defense.
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “bek”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 80
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus.
Noun edit
bek m (plural bekken, diminutive bekje n)
- a bird's beak
- Synonym: snavel
- De raaf had een stuk kaas in zijn bek.
- The raven held a piece of cheese in its beak.
- any animal's mouth (such as a snout)
- (informal, rude) a human mouth
- Hou je bek!
- Shut your trap!
Derived terms edit
- bek op poten
- bekaf
- bekken
- bekken trekken
- bekkenbeul
- bekkentrekker
- bekvechten
- breedbekstrandloper
- dikbekfuut
- dunbekwulp
- eendenbek
- geilbek
- kraaienbek
- krokodillenbek
- krombekstrandloper
- kruisbek
- lachebek
- lafbek
- langbek
- leeuwenbek
- lekkerbek
- lepelbekeend
- ooievaarsbek
- op je bek gaan
- paardenbek
- reigersbek
- roodbekwever
- schaarbek
- schoenbekooievaar
- schreeuwbek
- vogelbekdier
- zaagbek
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: bek
- Negerhollands: biek
- Petjo: bek
- → Antillean Creole: béc aou (Martinique)
- → Papiamentu: bek (dated)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
bek
- inflection of bekken:
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch back, from English back, from Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-Germanic *baką, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰogo (literally “bending”).
Noun edit
bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown, probably from Dutch beg, from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg), from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (b²g /bég/, “chief, titled man”).
Noun edit
bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)
Further reading edit
- “bek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Karaim edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bek.
Adjective edit
bek
References edit
- N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “bek”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN
Nandi edit
Noun edit
bek
Papiamentu edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
bek
Noun edit
bek
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
bek m inan
- bleat (cry of a sheep or goat)
- (colloquial) wail
Declension edit
Declension of bek
Related terms edit
adjective
interjection
nouns
verbs
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
bek m pers
Declension edit
Declension of bek
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
bek m inan
- (Bukovina) light bulb
- Synonym: żarówka
Declension edit
Declension of bek
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
bek m inan
- (colloquial) belch, burp
Declension edit
Declension of bek
Etymology 5 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
bek f
Further reading edit
Semai edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bək ~ *buk ~ *buək (“to bind (round)”). Cognate with Mon ဗိုက် (pàk, “to put round”), Vietnamese buộc (“to bind”), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] pôk-hata/pôko (“to bind, tie”).
Verb edit
bek[1]
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Tok Pisin edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
bek
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
bek
- back
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:19:
- Na bai yu wok hat tru long kisim kaikai bilong yu na tuhat bai i kamap long pes bilong yu. Na bai yu hatwok oltaim inap yu dai na yu go bek long graun. Long wanem, mi bin wokim yu long graun, na bai yu go bek gen long graun.”
Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *bēg.[1]
Noun edit
bek (plural beklar)
- (historical) a title of local officials, beg
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “be:g”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 322