bekas

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English

Noun

bekas

  1. plural of beka

Anagrams

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay bekas, from Classical Malay bekas (track), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bekas. Cognate of Minangkabau bakeh.

Noun

bêkas (first-person possessive bekasku, second-person possessive bekasmu, third-person possessive bekasnya)

  1. trace, mark
    Synonym: kesan
  2. remainder, remnant

Adjective

bêkas

  1. former, late, ex-
    Synonyms: lepasan, mantan
  2. secondhand, used
    Synonym: lepasan

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay bekas.

Noun

bêkas (first-person possessive bekasku, second-person possessive bekasmu, third-person possessive bekasnya)

  1. (rare) container, receptacle
    Synonym: wadah

Further reading

Karao

Noun

bekas

  1. uncooked rice

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bekas. Cognate with Javanese bekas and Tagalog bakas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəkas/
  • Rhymes: -əkas, -kas, -as
  • (file)

Noun

bekas (Jawi spelling بکس, plural bekas-bekas, informal 1st possessive bekasku, 2nd possessive bekasmu, 3rd possessive bekasnya)

  1. trace, mark
    Synonym: kesan
    Bekas lukaTraces of a scar
  2. container, receptacle
    Bekas makananFood container (Lunch box)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bekas

Prefix

bekas (Jawi spelling بکس)

  1. former, late, ex-
    Bekas Perdana MenteriFormer Prime Minister

Descendants

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bécasse.

Pronunciation

Noun

bekas m animal

  1. snipe (bird)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Further reading

  • bekas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bekas in Polish dictionaries at PWN