Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin bāsiāre.

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besar (first-person singular indicative present beso, past participle besáu)

  1. to kiss

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin bāsiāre. Cognate with Occitan baisar, French baiser, Spanish besar.

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besar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besí, past participle besat); root stress: (Central) /e/, (informal) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/, (informal) /e/; (Balearic) /e/, (informal) /ə/

  1. to kiss
    Synonym: petonejar

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.

Adjective

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besar (comparative lebih besar, superlative paling besar or terbesar, equative sebesar)

  1. big, large
    Rumah mereka di kelurahan ini besar.
    Their house in this subdistrict is big.
  2. big, great
    Pencapaian terbesar kami selama beberapa tahun ini.
    Our greatest achievement in recent years.
  3. big, grown up
    Keponakanmu sudah besar ya.
    Your nephew is grown up now, huh?
  4. (figurative) big, important
    Synonym: penting
    Dia orang besar di kantor saya.
    He's a important guy in my office.

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bêsar (uncountable)

  1. area, large, size
    Synonyms: besaran, ukuran
    Berapa besar ruang segitiga ini?
    How big is this triangular space?
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  • raya (great, greater, large) (of geographic name, holiday, etc.)
  • raksasa (giant)
  • agung (huge, grand)
  • akbar (big) (in islamic context)
  • gede (big) (colloquial)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Javanese besar.

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bêsar

  1. synonym of murbei (mulberry)
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Malay

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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besar (Jawi spelling بسر)

  1. big, large (of a great size)
    Antonym: kecil
  2. big (adult)
    Antonym: kecil
  3. being of the highest ranking in an occupational position; top, head
    guru besarheadteacher

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besar (Jawi spelling بسر, plural besar-besar)

  1. size, area
    Synonyms: saiz, ukuran
    Besar rumah ni hampir 900 kaki persegi.
    The area of this house is close to 900 square feet.

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Descendants

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  • Buginese: wessa
  • Iban: besai
  • Indonesian: besar
  • Old Javanese: besar
  • Mandar: bassar
  • Maranao: besar
  • Ngaju: basar

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Maranao

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Etymology

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From Malay besar.

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besar

  1. big (of a great size)
  2. big (adult)

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Malay besar.

Adjective

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besar

  1. big (of a great size)
  2. big (adult)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin bāsiāre (to kiss).

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  • IPA(key): /beˈsaɾ/ [beˈsaɾ]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: be‧sar

Verb

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besar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besé, past participle besado)

  1. to kiss
  2. (reciprocal) to kiss (each other, one another)
  3. (reflexive) to make out with, to neck with [with con]

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