bẹ

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cây (“corn, maize”)) bẹ • (備, 梐, 瓣, 𠹯)

  1. (botany) sheath
  2. (dialectal) corn, maize
    Synonyms: bắp, ngô

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

bẹ̀

  1. (transitive) to beg
    Synonyms: ṣagbe, tọrọ báárà
  2. (intransitive) to plead; to implore
  3. to send someone on an errand
    Synonym: rán níṣẹ́
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Etymology 2

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Verb

bẹ

  1. (transitive) to peel
    Synonym: bó
    bẹ ìbẹ́pẹ ― To peel a papaya

Etymology 3

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Verb

bẹ

  1. to be ahead, to be forward
    Synonym: yájú

Etymology 4

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Verb

bẹ

  1. (intransitive) to snap, to burst, to break
    ogun-ún bẹ́ sílẹ̀ ― War has broken out

Etymology 5

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Verb

bẹ

  1. (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)
  2. to be held accountable
Usage notes

(to be): always used with the particle ń, not to be confused with ńbẹ̀

Etymology 6

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Verb

bẹ

  1. to shine forth

Etymology 7

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Verb

bẹ́

  1. (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)
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Etymology 8

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Verb

bẹ́

  1. to buy a small quantity of something
    Mo bẹ́ aásáà ― I bought a small quantity of tobacco

Etymology 9

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Verb

bẹ́

  1. to slash, to cut off, (in particular), to slash something with a machete or cutlass
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Etymology 10

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

bẹ́

  1. (Ijebu) to give birth to
Usage notes
  • Usually used in reference to animals and livestock
Derived terms
Wikious
Boobota
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