bestân

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈstɔːn/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bestân n (no plural)

1. cease-fire

Further reading

• “bestân (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch bestand, itself from German Bestand.

Noun

bestân n (plural bestannen, diminutive bestantsje)

1. computer file
2. collection of objects of the same kind

Further reading

• “bestân (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011