beza

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See also: Beza, beża', and bezą

Basque

Pronunciation

  • (file)
 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /bes̻a/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bes̺a/

 

  • Hyphenation: be‧za

Verb

beza

  1. Third-person singular (hark), taking third-person singular (hura) as direct object, present imperative form of izan.

Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form ezan instead of izan.

Malay

Etymology

Probably a hypercorrection of beda from Sanskrit भेद (bheda, contrast, distinction, difference).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be.zə/
  • Hyphenation: bè‧za
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

beza (Jawi spelling بيذا, plural beza-beza, informal 1st possessive bezaku, 2nd possessive bezamu, 3rd possessive bezanya)

  1. dissimilarity
  2. difference

Alternative forms

  • beda (predominantly in Indonesia)

Derived terms

Further reading

Polish

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beza

Etymology

Borrowed from German Baiser, from French baiser.

Pronunciation

Noun

beza f

  1. meringue (mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • beza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • beza in Polish dictionaries at PWN