besi

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See also: besí and běsi

Balinese

Romanization

besi

  1. Romanization of ᬩᭂᬲᬶ

Bilba

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

besi

  1. inflection of besar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Dairi Batak

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Indonesian

Chemical element
Fe
Previous: mangan (Mn)
Next: kobalt (Co)

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bê‧si

Noun

bêsi (first-person possessive besiku, second-person possessive besimu, third-person possessive besinya)

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Derived terms

Further reading

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Komodo

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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Chemical element
Fe
Previous: mangan (Mn)
Next: kobalt (Co)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation

Noun

besi (Jawi spelling بسي, informal 1st possessive besiku, 2nd possessive besimu, 3rd possessive besinya)

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Synonyms

Descendants

Descendants

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بسي bĕsi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 53
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بسي bĕsi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 100
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bĕsi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 131

Further reading

Middle English

Adjective

besi

  1. Alternative form of bisy

Rembong

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

Noun

besi

  1. (anatomy) gall bladder
  2. bubble

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Swahili

Etymology 1

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Borrowed from English bass.

Noun

besi (needs class)

  1. bass

Etymology 2

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Borrowed from English base.

Noun

besi (needs class)

  1. (chemistry) base

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay besi.

Pronunciation

Noun

besi

  1. iron

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay besi.

Pronunciation

Noun

besi

  1. iron (metal)

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
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