hobekien
Basque
editEtymology
editFrom hobeki (“better”, adverb) + -en.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hobekien/ [ho.β̞e.ki.ẽn]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /obekien/ [o.β̞e.ki.ẽn]
- Rhymes: -ien
- Hyphenation: ho‧be‧ki‧en
Adverb
edithobekien
- (chiefly Northern) superlative degree of ondo and ongi (“well”); better
- Synonyms: ondoen (Southern), hobekienik (Northern)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “hobekien”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “hobekien”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005