besi

See also: besí

Contents

Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Bilba

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Catalan

Verb

besi

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

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Central Melanau

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Dairi Batak

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Indonesian

Chemical element
Fe	Previous: mangan (Mn)
	Next: kobalt (Co)

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi (plural besi-besi, first-person possessive besiku, second-person possessive besimu, third-person possessive besinya)

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Karo Batak

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Komodo

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Malay

Chemical element
Fe	Previous: mangan (Mn)
	Next: kobalt (Co)

Alternative forms

• بسي‎

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəsi]
• Rhymes: -əsi, -si, -i

Noun

besi (Jawi spelling بسي‎, informal first-person possessive besiku, informal second-person possessive besimu, third-person possessive besinya)

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Synonyms

• ferum / فيروم‎

Derived terms

• Dairi Batak: besi
• Karo Batak: besi
• Toba Batak: bosi / ᯅᯬᯘᯪ
• Bau Bidayuh: bosi
• Bilba: besi
• Bima: βesi
• Buginese: bessi
• Javanese: wesi
• Old Javanese: wesi
• Kambera: báhi
• Komodo: besi

• Makasar: bassi
• Malagasy: vy
• Mandar: bassi
• Manggarai: besi
• Ngaju: wasi
• Rejang: besey
• Rembong: besi
• Sundanese: ᮘᮩᮞᮤ (beusi)
• Tae': bassi
• Tetum: besi

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Middle English

Adjective

besi (comparative bisiere, superlative bisiest)

1. Alternative form of bisy

References

• “bisi (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 June 2018.

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Rembong

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

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Tetum

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)