beken
See also: békén
English
Etymology
From Middle English bekennen, bikennen, equivalent to be- + ken (“to perceive”). Cognate with Dutch bekennen (“to acknowledge, confess”), German bekennen (“to admit, confess”), Swedish bekänna (“to profess, confess”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪˈkɛn/, /bəˈkɛn/
Verb
beken (third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)
- (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
- (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
- (transitive, obsolete) To commit or commend to the care of.
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:
- Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder.
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, II:
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.
Anagrams
- Benke, nebek
Dutch
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈbeːkə(n)/
- Rhymes: -eːkən
Noun
beken
- Plural form of beek
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /bəˈkɛn/
Verb
beken
- first-person singular present indicative of bekennen
- imperative of bekennen
Hungarian
Etymology
be- (“onto”) + ken (“smear”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛkɛn]
- Hyphenation: be‧ken
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Verb
beken
- (transitive) to anoint, spread, smear (to distribute in an even layer), to apply/put on (a soft substance, cream, oil, paint, etc.)
- bekeni az arcát krémmel ― to apply cream on one's face
Conjugation
conjugation of beken
1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal | 3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal | 1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal | 3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood | Present | Indef. | bekenek | bekensz | beken | bekenünk | bekentek | bekennek |
Def. | bekenem | bekened | bekeni | bekenjük | bekenitek | bekenik | ||
2nd-p. o. | bekenlek | ― | ||||||
Past | Indef. | bekentem | bekentél | bekent | bekentünk | bekentetek | bekentek | |
Def. | bekentem | bekented | bekente | bekentük | bekentétek | bekenték | ||
2nd-p. o. | bekentelek | ― | ||||||
Conditional mood | Present | Indef. | bekennék | bekennél | bekenne | bekennénk | bekennétek | bekennének |
Def. | bekenném | bekennéd | bekenné | bekennénk (or bekennők) | bekennétek | bekennék | ||
2nd-p. o. | bekennélek | ― | ||||||
Subjunctive mood | Present | Indef. | bekenjek | bekenj or bekenjél | bekenjen | bekenjünk | bekenjetek | bekenjenek |
Def. | bekenjem | bekend or bekenjed | bekenje | bekenjük | bekenjétek | bekenjék | ||
2nd-p. o. | bekenjelek | ― | ||||||
Infinitive | bekenni | bekennem | bekenned | bekennie | bekennünk | bekennetek | bekenniük | |
Other nonfinite verb forms | Verbal noun | Present participle | Past participle | Future part. | Adverbial part. | Potential | ||
bekenés | bekenő | bekent | bekenendő | bekenve | bekenhet |
Derived terms
- bekenés
Further reading
- beken in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- beken in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bekend (“(well-)known”), from Middle Dutch bekent, part participle of bekennen (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəˈkɛn]
- Hyphenation: bê‧kèn
Noun
bêkèn
- (colloquial) (well-)known
Derived terms
- kebekenan
Further reading
- “beken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- beeken, beekne, bekene, bekne, bekyn, biken
Etymology
Inherited from Old English bēacn, bēcn, from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːkən/, /ˈbɛːkən/
Noun
beken (plural bekenes)
- A fire that signals an impending attack or danger.
- (rare) The structure a beacon is placed on.
- (rare) A lighthouse.
- (rare) A flag (piece of cloth with distinctive patterning)
Related terms
- bekenen
Descendants
- English: beacon
- Middle Scots: bekin, beikin
References
- “bẹ̄ken, bēken, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-25.