betun

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German

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Etymology

be- +‎ tun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtuːn/
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Verb

betun (irregular, third-person singular present betut, past tense betat, past participle betan, past subjunctive betäte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, reflexive) to care for, strive for
    • 1880, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander, editor, Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon, volume 5, Leipzig: Brockhaus, page 62:
      Wer sich mit Weibern und Würfeln bethut, ist auf dem Wege zur Armuth.
      Who looks after women and dice is headed for poverty.

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Tagalog

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Noun

betún (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of biton

Volapük

Noun

betun

  1. concrete