beli

See also: belí, bełi, -beli, bəli, and бели

English

Noun

beli (plural belis)

1. Alternative form of bael (“Indian tree”)

Balinese

Noun

beli

1. older brother
2. an older male person, to whom one has a close relation (e.g. husband, boyfriend, cousin)

Usage notes

• Beli Wayan, lakar kija?

  Wayan, where are you going?

Catalan

Verb

beli

1. first-person singular present subjunctive form of belar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of belar
3. third-person singular imperative form of belar

Iban

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *bəli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəli/
• Rhymes: -li
• Hyphenation: be‧li

Verb

beli

1. to buy

Derived terms

• meli

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beliʔ/
• Hyphenation: be‧li

Adjective

beli

1. stupid, idiotic

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay beli, from Proto-Malayic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈli/, [bəˈli]
• Hyphenation: bê‧li

Verb

beli (root imperative actor beli)

1. to buy (to obtain for money)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beli (meng-, transitive)
Root	beli
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	membeli	terbeli	dibeli	beli	belilah
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	membelikan	terbelikan	dibelikan	belikan	belikanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	–	–	–	–	–
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• belian
• berbeli-beli
• berbeli-belian
• membeli
• membeli-beli
• membelikan
• pembeli
• pembelian
• terbeli

 

• beli angsur
• beli kembali
• beli panik

 

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.li/
• Rhymes: -ɛli
• Hyphenation: bè‧li

Verb

beli

1. inflection of belare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• bile

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəli/
• Rhymes: -əli, -li, -i

• Audio (MY)

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Verb

beli (Jawi spelling بلي‎)

1. to buy (to obtain for money)

Derived terms

• belian
• membeli
• membelikan
• pembelian
• terbeli

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: beli

Middle English

Noun

beli

1. Alternative form of bely

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin vellere, present active infinitive of vellō, with a change in conjugation. Traditionally, it was usually thought to be from Slavic bĕliti (“to whiten”); however, this presents a problem with semantics and there is already another word in Romanian derived from this source, bili, that preserved the original meaning. Compare also Aromanian bilescu.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

a beli (third-person singular present belește, past participle belit) 4th conj.

1. to skin, flay, excoriate

   Synonym: jupui

2. (figuratively) to rob; to fleece

   Synonym: jefui

Conjugation

    conjugation of beli (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a beli
gerund			belind
past participle			belit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	belesc	belești	belește	belim	beliți	belesc
	imperfect	beleam	beleai	belea	beleam	beleați	beleau
	simple perfect	belii	beliși	beli	belirăm	belirăți	beliră
	pluperfect	belisem	beliseși	belise	beliserăm	beliserăți	beliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să belesc	să belești	să belească	să belim	să beliți	să belească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		belește			beliți
	negative		nu beli			nu beliți

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

beli

1. inflection of beo:
   1. masculine nominative/vocative plural
   2. definite masculine nominative/vocative singular
   3. definite inanimate masculine accusative singular

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English belly.

Noun

beli

1. abdomen

Turkish

Etymology 1

Noun

beli

1. accusative singular of bel
2. third-person singular possessive of bel

Etymology 2

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بلی‎ (beli).

Interjection

beli

1. yes

Volapük

Noun

beli

1. accusative singular of bel