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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
beles
- second-person singular present indicative of belar
Old French
Adjective
beles
- feminine nominative/oblique plural of biau
Tagalog
Etymology
Derived from Spanish maravedís, plural of maravedí, ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِطِين (murābiṭīn, literally “holy men”), the name of the Almoravid rulers of Muslim Spain during the 12th century. Doublet of marabilis.
Pronunciation
Noun
beles (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)
- (historical) half-centavo coins (used during the Spanish occupation)
- Synonyms: kusing, binting, kumag, marabilis
Derived terms
Further reading
- “beles”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua, volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504
Volapük
Noun
beles
- dative plural of bel