bek

See also: bèk, bėk, bek., бек, and век

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бек (bek). Doublet of bey and beg.

Noun

bek (plural beks)

Alternative form of bey (“Turkish governor”)

Translations

Turkic governor

Chagatai: بِیکْ‎ (bēk)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 伯克 (zh) (bókè)
Kazakh:
Arabic: بەك‎
Cyrillic: бек (bek)
Latin: bek
Khakas: піг (pìg)
Manchu: ᠪᡝᡴ᠋
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: бэг (mn) (beg)
Mongolian: ᠪᠡᠭ᠋ (beg)
Russian: бек (ru) (bek)
Tibetan: པེག (peg)
Tuvan: бег (beg)
Uyghur:
Arabic: بەك‎ (bek)
Cyrillic: бәк (bek)
Written Oirat: ᡋᡄᡎ (beg)

Anagrams

KBE, Keb, keb

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Vulgar Latin beccus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛk/
Audio (file)

Noun

bek (plural bekke, diminutive bekkie)

beak
mouth of an animal
(derogatory) mouth of a human

Bahnar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛːk/

Adjective

bek

fat

Balinese

Etymology

Akin to Javanese kebak.

Adjective

bek

full

Basque

Noun

bek

ergative indefinite of be

Czech

FWOTD – 10 December 2018

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛk/
Rhymes: -ɛk
Homophone: beg

Noun

bek m inan

bleat
Synonyms: bekot, bečení
- 1902, Josef K. Šlejhar, Temno‎, J. Otto, page 210:
  V tu dobu zase žalný bekot telátka přerývavě zazněl z chléva. Nejistý, bázlivý byl to bek […]
  Sad bleating was heard disjointedly from the barn in that time. It was uncertain, timid bleating […]
cry
Synonyms: pláč, brek, brekot, brečení
- 1900, Holeček, Josef, Květy‎, volume 45:
  Frantík tentokrát nedal se pro sklamání do beku.
  This time Frantík didn't start crying because of his disappointment.

Declension

Declension of bek

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	beky
genitive	beku	beků
dative	beku	bekům
accusative	bek	beky
vocative	beku	beky
locative	beku	becích
instrumental	bekem	beky

Interjection

bek

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic bark of a roe deer.
- 2015, Karel Čapek, Hordubal‎, KKnihy.cz, →ISBN, page 37:
  Bek, bek, povídá, zadupe kopýtky a kluše dál.
  "Bark, bark", she says, stamps with her little hooves and keeps trotting.

Etymology 2

From back, which was borrowed from English back. See also bachyně.[1]

Alternative forms

back (archaic)

Noun

bek m

(animate, colloquial, sports) back [20th c.]
Synonyms: obránce, zadák
Antonyms: útočník, forward
- 1996, Bohumil Hrabal, Ze zápisníku zapisovatele‎, Praha: Pražská imaginace, →ISBN, page 251:
  Vojta Bradáč dvěma góly vyrovnal a pak zdánlivě kulhající Puč najednou nekulhal, obešel halvy, pak po něm vystartoval bek Černý, ale Puč dělovkou překonal brankáře Tichého a já jsem odcházel z hřiště smutný…
  Vojta Bradáč equalized with two goals and then seemingly limping Puč suddenly wasn't limping, got through the half-backs, then back Černý started off against him, but Puč defeated goalkeeper Tichý with a hard shot and I was leaving the pitch sad…
(inanimate, colloquial, sports) defense (portion of a team dedicated to defending) [20th c.]
Synonyms: obrana, defenziva, defenzíva
Antonyms: útok, ofenziva, ofenzíva
- 1999, Vlasta Chramostová, Vlasta Chramostová‎, Brno: Doplněk, →ISBN, page 176:
  Standíkovi bylo třináct čtrnáct a hrál na beku.
  Standík was thirteen or fourteen and played in the defense.

Declension

animate

Declension of bek

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	bekové, beci
genitive	beka	beků
dative	bekovi, beku	bekům
accusative	beka	beky
vocative	beku	bekové, beci
locative	bekovi, beku	becích, bekach
instrumental	bekem	beky

inanimate

Declension of bek

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	beky
genitive	beku	beků
dative	beku	bekům
accusative	bek	beky
vocative	beku	beky
locative	beku	becích
instrumental	bekem	beky

References

"bek" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 80.

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛk/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: bek
Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus.

Noun

bek m (plural bekken, diminutive bekje n)

a bird's beak
De raaf had een stuk kaas in zijn bek.
The raven held a piece of cheese in its beak.
Synonym: snavel
any animal's mouth (such as a snout)
(informal, rude) a human mouth
Hou je bek!
Shut your trap!

Derived terms

bekaf
bekken
bekkenbeul
bekken trekken
bekkentrekker
bek op poten
bekvechten
eendenbek
geilbek
kraaienbek
krokodillenbek
lachebek
lafbek
langbek
leeuwenbek
lekkerbek
ooievaarsbek
op je bek gaan
paardenbek
schreeuwbek

Descendants

Afrikaans: bek
Negerhollands: biek
Petjo: bek
→ Antillean Creole: béc aou (Martinique)
→ Papiamentu: bek (dated)

Verb

bek

first-person singular present indicative of bekken
imperative of bekken

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbɛk]
Hyphenation: bèk

Etymology 1

From Dutch back, from English back, from Middle English bak, from Old English bæc, from Proto-Germanic *baką, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰogo (literally “bending”).

Noun

bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)

(sports, soccer) back, in some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably from Dutch beg, from Ottoman Turkish بك‎ (beg), from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏‎ (b²g /bég/, “chief, titled man”).

Noun

bèk (first-person possessive bekku, second-person possessive bekmu, third-person possessive beknya)

(obsolete) chief of a village.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From English back.

Adjective

bek

back, again

Noun

bek

back

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛk/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɛk
Syllabification: bek
Homophone: beg

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

bek m inan

bleat (cry of a sheep or goat)
(colloquial) wail

Declension

Declension of bek

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	beki
genitive	beku	beków
dative	bekowi	bekom
accusative	bek	beki
instrumental	bekiem	bekami
locative	beku	bekach
vocative	beku	beki

Related terms

adjective

bekliwy

interjection

be

nouns

bekowisko
beksa

verbs

beczeć impf
bekać impf, beknąć pf

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English back.

Noun

bek m pers

(dated, sports) defender
Synonym: obrońca

Declension

Declension of bek

	singular	plural
nominative	bek	bekowie
genitive	beka	beków
dative	bekowi	bekom
accusative	beka	beków
instrumental	bekiem	bekami
locative	beku	bekach
vocative	beku	bekowie

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romanian bec.

Noun

bek m inan

(Bukovina) lightbulb
Synonym: żarówka

Noun

bek m inan

(informal) verbal noun of bekać

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bek

genitive plural of beka

Semai

Alternative forms

beuk

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *bək ~ *buk ~ *buək (“to bind (round)”). Cognate with Mon ဗိုက် (pàk, “to put round”), Vietnamese buộc (“to bind”), Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] pôk-hata/pôko (“to bind, tie”).

Verb

bek[1]

to bind; to tie

Synonyms

chekaq
chekòt

Derived terms

ba'bek

References

Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Tok Pisin

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Etymology 1

From English bag.

Noun

bek

bag

Etymology 2

From English back.

Adverb

bek

back
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:19:
  Na bai yu wok hat tru long kisim kaikai bilong yu na tuhat bai i kamap long pes bilong yu. Na bai yu hatwok oltaim inap yu dai na yu go bek long graun. Long wanem, mi bin wokim yu long graun, na bai yu go bek gen long graun.”
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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bik, from Latin pix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪːk/, /bek/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

bek n

pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.

Related terms

bek
bekulæpp

[1] "bek" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 80.

[2] Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

bek

English

Etymology

Noun

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Bahnar

Pronunciation

Adjective

Balinese

Etymology

Adjective

Basque

Noun

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Interjection

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

Declension

References

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

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Descendants

Verb

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Further reading

Papiamentu

Etymology

Adjective

Noun

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

Noun

Etymology 5

Noun

Further reading

Semai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verb

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References

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

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Adverb

Westrobothnian

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