beli
English
Noun
beli (plural belis)
- Alternative form of bael (“Indian tree”)
Balinese
Noun
beli
- older brother
- an older male person, to whom one has a close relation (e.g. husband, boyfriend, cousin)
Usage notes
- Beli Wayan, lakar kija?
- Wayan, where are you going?
Catalan
Verb
beli
- first-person singular present subjunctive form of belar
- third-person singular present subjunctive form of belar
- third-person singular imperative form of belar
Iban
Etymology 1
From Proto-Austronesian *bəli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəli/
- Rhymes: -li
- Hyphenation: be‧li
Verb
beli
- to buy
Derived terms
- meli
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beliʔ/
- Hyphenation: be‧li
Adjective
beli
- stupid, idiotic
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay beli, from Proto-Malayic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈli/, [bəˈli]
- Hyphenation: bê‧li
Verb
beli (root imperative actor beli)
- to buy (to obtain for money)
Conjugation
Conjugation of beli (meng-, transitive) | |||||
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Root | beli | ||||
Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
Active | membeli | terbeli | dibeli | beli | belilah |
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | membelikan | terbelikan | dibelikan | belikan | belikanlah |
Causative | |||||
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | – | – | – | – | – |
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. |
Derived terms
- belian
- berbeli-beli
- berbeli-belian
- membeli
- membeli-beli
- membelikan
- pembeli
- pembelian
- terbeli
- beli angsur
- beli kembali
- beli panik
Further reading
- “beli” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.li/
- Rhymes: -ɛli
- Hyphenation: bè‧li
Verb
beli
- inflection of belare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- bile
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəli/
- Rhymes: -əli, -li, -i
Audio (MY) (file)
Verb
beli (Jawi spelling بلي)
- to buy (to obtain for money)
Derived terms
- belian
- membeli
- membelikan
- pembelian
- terbeli
Descendants
- Indonesian: beli
Middle English
Noun
beli
- Alternative form of bely
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from Latin vellere, present active infinitive of vellō, with a change in conjugation. Traditionally, it was usually thought to be from Slavic bĕliti (“to whiten”); however, this presents a problem with semantics and there is already another word in Romanian derived from this source, bili, that preserved the original meaning. [1] Compare also Aromanian bilescu.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
a beli (third-person singular present belește, past participle belit) 4th conj.
- to skin, flay, excoriate
- (figuratively) to rob; to fleece
Conjugation
infinitive | a beli | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | belind | ||||||
past participle | belit | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | belesc | belești | belește | belim | beliți | belesc | |
imperfect | beleam | beleai | belea | beleam | beleați | beleau | |
simple perfect | belii | beliși | beli | belirăm | belirăți | beliră | |
pluperfect | belisem | beliseși | belise | beliserăm | beliserăți | beliseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să belesc | să belești | să belească | să belim | să beliți | să belească | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | belește | beliți | |||||
negative | nu beli | nu beliți |
Synonyms
- (skin, flay): jupui
- (rob): jefui
References
- Romanian Explanatory Dictionary
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
beli
- inflection of beo:
- masculine nominative/vocative plural
- definite masculine nominative/vocative singular
- definite inanimate masculine accusative singular
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English belly.
Noun
beli
- abdomen
Turkish
Noun
beli
- accusative singular of bel
- third-person singular possessive of bel
Volapük
Noun
beli
- accusative singular of bel