beken

See also: békén

English

Etymology

From Middle English bekennen, bikennen, equivalent to be- +‎ ken (“to perceive”). Cognate with Dutch bekennen (“to acknowledge, confess”), German bekennen (“to admit, confess”), Swedish bekänna (“to profess, confess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈkɛn/, /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken (third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To commit or commend to the care of.
   • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:

     Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder.

4. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
5. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
6. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.

Anagrams

• Benke, nebek

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːkə(n)/
• Rhymes: -eːkən

Noun

beken

1. Plural form of beek

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken

1. first-person singular present indicative of bekennen
2. imperative of bekennen

Hungarian

Etymology

be- (“onto”) +‎ ken (“smear”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛkɛn]
• Hyphenation: be‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

beken

1. (transitive) to anoint, spread, smear (to distribute in an even layer), to apply/put on (a soft substance, cream, oil, paint, etc.)

   bekeni az arcát krémmel ― to apply cream on one's face

Conjugation

conjugation of beken

			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekenek	bekensz	beken	bekenünk	bekentek	bekennek
		Def.	bekenem	bekened	bekeni	bekenjük	bekenitek	bekenik
		2nd-p. o.	bekenlek	―
	Past	Indef.	bekentem	bekentél	bekent	bekentünk	bekentetek	bekentek
		Def.	bekentem	bekented	bekente	bekentük	bekentétek	bekenték
		2nd-p. o.	bekentelek	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekennék	bekennél	bekenne	bekennénk	bekennétek	bekennének
		Def.	bekenném	bekennéd	bekenné	bekennénk (or bekennők)	bekennétek	bekennék
		2nd-p. o.	bekennélek	―
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	bekenjek	bekenj or bekenjél	bekenjen	bekenjünk	bekenjetek	bekenjenek
		Def.	bekenjem	bekend or bekenjed	bekenje	bekenjük	bekenjétek	bekenjék
		2nd-p. o.	bekenjelek	―
Infinitive	bekenni		bekennem	bekenned	bekennie	bekennünk	bekennetek	bekenniük
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
			bekenés	bekenő	bekent	bekenendő	bekenve	bekenhet

Derived terms

• bekenés

 

Further reading

• beken in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• beken in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bekend (“(well-)known”), from Middle Dutch bekent, part participle of bekennen (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəˈkɛn]
• Hyphenation: bê‧kèn

Noun

bêkèn

1. (colloquial) (well-)known

Derived terms

• kebekenan

 

Further reading

• “beken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• beeken, beekne, bekene, bekne, bekyn, biken

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bēacn, bēcn, from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːkən/, /ˈbɛːkən/

Noun

beken (plural bekenes)

1. A fire that signals an impending attack or danger.
2. (rare) The structure a beacon is placed on.
3. (rare) A lighthouse.
4. (rare) A flag (piece of cloth with distinctive patterning)

Related terms

• bekenen

Descendants

• English: beacon
• Middle Scots: bekin, beikin

References

• “bẹ̄ken, bēken, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.