bestek

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See also: beštek

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧stek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Besteck.

Noun

bestek n (plural bestekken, diminutive bestekje n)

  1. silverware, cutlery
    Synonym: couvert
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From besteken.

Noun

bestek n (plural bestekken, diminutive bestekje n)

  1. plan, planning, design (of a journey or a building project)
  2. span, extent
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bestek
  • Indonesian: bestek

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bestek (plan, design).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bès‧tèk

Noun

bèstèk (first-person possessive bestekku, second-person possessive bestekmu, third-person possessive besteknya)

  1. contractor’s specifications, plan, design.

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