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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch beven, from Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.
Pronunciation
Verb
bewe (present bewe, present participle bewende, past participle gebewe)
- tremble; shiver
Middle English
Adjective
bewe
- Alternative form of beau
Nias
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
bewe (mutated form mbewe)
- lip
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 34.