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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cây (“corn, maize”)) bẹ • (備, 梐, 瓣, 𠹯)
- (botany) sheath
- (dialectal) corn, maize
- Synonyms: bắp, ngô
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Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ̀
- (transitive) to beg
- Synonyms: ṣagbe, tọrọ báárà
- (intransitive) to plead; to implore
- to send someone on an errand
- Synonym: rán níṣẹ́
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ
- (transitive) to peel
- Synonym: bó
- bẹ ìbẹ́pẹ ― To peel a papaya
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ
- to be ahead, to be forward
- Synonym: yájú
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ
- (intransitive) to snap, to burst, to break
- ogun-ún bẹ́ sílẹ̀ ― War has broken out
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ
- (intransitive, always used with ń) to be (in a location), to exist
- Ó ń bẹ nísàlẹ̀ ― It's at the bottom
- Epo ń bẹ, ẹ̀wà ń bẹ o ― There's oil, there's beans(part of the oríkì ìbejì)
- to be held accountable
Usage notes
(to be): always used with the particle ń, not to be confused with ńbẹ̀
Etymology 6
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ
- to shine forth
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ́
- (intransitive) to hop, to jump (downwards)
ìbẹ́ àbẹ́jù l'ó mú kí ẹpọ̀n eégún yọ síta- It is the excessive jumping about of the egungun spirit that causes his testicles to show outside his costume
(proverb against going beyond one's limit)
Etymology 8
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ́
- to buy a small quantity of something
- Mo bẹ́ aásáà ― I bought a small quantity of tobacco
Etymology 9
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ́
- to slash, to cut off, (in particular), to slash something with a machete or cutlass
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Etymology 10
Pronunciation
Verb
bẹ́
- (Ijebu) to give birth to
Usage notes
- Usually used in reference to animals and livestock
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