besi
Acehnese
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Balinese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Bilba
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Catalan
Verb
besi
- inflection of besar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Central Melanau
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Dairi Batak
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Indonesian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Fe | |
| Previous: mangan (Mn) | |
| Next: kobalt (Co) | |
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəˈsi]
- Hyphenation: bê‧si
Noun
besi (first-person possessive besiku, second-person possessive besimu, third-person possessive besinya)
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Derived terms
- membesi
- besi aji
- besi batang
- besi berani
- besi bulat
- besi cetak
- besi cor
- besi debus
- besi delta
- besi karsani
- besi kawi
- besi lantai
- besi lantak
- besi lempeng
- besi melela
- besi merah
- besi pamor
- besi papan
- besi pijar
- besi putih
- besi sembrani
- besi tanah
- besi tempa
- besi tempaan
- besi tempawan
- besi tuang
- baju besi
Further reading
- “besi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Karo Batak
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Komodo
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Fe | |
| Previous: mangan (Mn) | |
| Next: kobalt (Co) | |
Alternative forms
- basi (Brunei Malay)
- بسي
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəsi]
- Rhymes: -əsi, -si, -i
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
besi (Jawi spelling بسي, informal 1st possessive besiku, 2nd possessive besimu, 3rd possessive besinya)
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Synonyms
- ferum / فيروم
- logam
Descendants
- → Dairi Batak: besi
- → Karo Batak: besi
- → Toba Batak: bosi / ᯅᯬᯘᯪ
- → Bau Bidayuh: bosi
- → Bilba: besi
- → Bima: βesi
- → Buginese: bessi
- Indonesian: besi
- → Old Javanese: wesi
- Javanese: wesi
- → Kambera: báhi
- → Komodo: besi
- → Makasar: bassi
- → Malagasy: vy
- → Mandar: bassi
- → Manggarai: besi
- → Ngaju: wasi
- → Rejang: besey
- → Rembong: besi
- → Sundanese: ᮘᮩᮞᮤ (beusi)
- → Tae': bassi
- → Tetum: besi
Middle English
Adjective
besi
- Alternative form of bisy
Rembong
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Sakizaya
Noun
besi
- (anatomy) gall bladder
- bubble
Sasak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Swahili
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English bass.
Noun
besi (needs class)
- bass
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English base.
Noun
besi (needs class)
- (chemistry) base
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay besi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbe.si]
Noun
besi
- iron
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tetum
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay besi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.s̪i/
Noun
besi
- iron (metal)
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics