beca

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See also: becá and bể cá

Catalan

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Noun

beca f (plural beques)

  1. scholarship
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

beca

  1. inflection of becar (“to subsidize (a student), to give a stipend to”):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

beca

  1. inflection of becar (“to snooze, to nap”):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Malay

Etymology

From Late Classical Malay بيچا (beca), from Hokkien 馬車／马车 (bé-chhia).

Pronunciation

Noun

beca (Jawi spelling بيچا, plural beca-beca, informal 1st possessive becaku, 2nd possessive becamu, 3rd possessive becanya)

  1. cycle rickshaw, velotaxi
  2. trishaw

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

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References

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

beca

  1. inflection of bec:
    1. nominative plural feminine/neuter
    2. vocative/accusative plural all genders

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
beca beca
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbeca
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown, compare Spanish beca.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
  • Hyphenation: be‧ca

Noun

beca f (plural becas)

  1. gown (official robe)
    Synonym: toga
  2. (informal, Portugal) a bit (small quantity)
    Synonyms: bocado, pouco, (Portugal, informal) coche

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeka/
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Syllabification: be‧ca

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian becco, from Latin beccus (“beak”) because of a medieval gown worn that covered the face like a beak.

Noun

beca f (plural becas)

  1. grant, stipend
  2. scholarship
    una beca Erasmus ― an Erasmus scholarship
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beca

  1. inflection of becar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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