bewe

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• beef

Etymology

From Dutch beven, from Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

bewe (present bewe, present participle bewende, past participle gebewe)

1. tremble; shiver

Middle English

Adjective

bewe

1. Alternative form of beau

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeve/

Noun

bewe (mutated form mbewe)

1. lip

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 34.