besin

besin

Catalan

Verb

besin

1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of besar
2. third-person plural imperative form of besar

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Turkish

Etymology

A post-Ottoman coinage based on the native word beslemek to replace the Arabic-derived gıda.

Noun

besin (definite accusative besini, plural besinler)

1. (ecology) food, aliment

   2013, Özkan Evcin et al., "Anadolu ağaç sincabinin (Sciurus anomalus (Güldenstaedt, 1785)) ekolojisi: kastamonu-araç merkez orman işletme şefliği örneği":

   Ceviz gibi sert kabuklu meyveler temel besinleridir.

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References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “besin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük