betel

betel

See also: bétel and Betel

English

Etymology

From Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila), from വെറു (veṟu, “plain, mere”) +‎ ഇല (ila, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.tᵊl/

Noun

betel (usually uncountable, plural betels)

1. Either of two plants often used in combination:
   • 1958, R. K. Narayan, The Guide, Penguin, 1988, p. 194,

     Her face was flushed with the tingling effect of betel leaves.

   1. an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper
   2. the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut
2. A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
   • 1934, George Orwell, chapter 1, in Burmese Days‎:

     He went to the rail to spit out a scarlet mouthful of betel […]

   • 2002, Vātsyāyana, Kama Sutra, translated by Wendy Doniger and Sudhir Kakar, Oxford University Press, 3.3.16, pp. 83-84,

     Within the range of his powers, he sends her, secretly, […] cosmetics such as red lac, red arsenic, yellow arsenic, red mercury sulphide, and black collyrium; sandalwood paste and saffron; and, in course of time, areca nuts and betel leaves for betel.

Derived terms

• betel bag
• betel nut beauty

 

Translations

either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut

Burmese: ကွမ်းရွက်ပင် (kwam:rwakpang) Catalan: bètel (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 檳榔／槟榔 (zh) (bīnláng), 蔞葉／蒌叶 (zh) (lóuyè) Dutch: betel (nl) f Finnish: betelpippuri (Piper betle), betelpalmu (fi) (Areca catechu) French: bétel (fr) m German: Betelpfeffer (de) m (pepper), Betelnuss f (nut) Hindi: पान (hi) m (pān) Indonesian: sirih (id) Ivatan: samoh (leaf), mamahen (nut) Kanakanabu: 'aviki Khmer: ម្លូ (km) (mluu) Lao: ພູ (lo) (phū) Lü: ᦗᦴ (puu) Malay: sirih (Piper betle), pinang (ms) (Areca catechu) Muong: tlù Northern Thai: พลู, ᨻᩖᩪ Portuguese: bétele (pt) m Russian: бете́ль (ru) m (betélʹ) Shan: ပူႉ (shn) (pṵ̂u) Spanish: betel m Tai Dam: ꪝꪴ (ꞌpú) Tamil: வெற்றிலை (ta) (veṟṟilai) Ternate: lele Thai: พลู (th) (pluu) Tidore: lele Tok Pisin: bata, daka Urdu: پان‎ m (pān) Vietnamese: trầu (vi) Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

quid, chewing preparation

Finnish: betel, paan (fi) French: bétel (fr) m German: Betel (de) m Polish: betel (pl) m Romanian: betel n

See also

• areca
• paan

References

Anagrams

• let be

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bétele \\ bétel, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.təl/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: be‧tel
• Rhymes: -eːtəl

Noun

betel f (plural betels)

1. betel
   1. betel vine, Piper betle

      Synonym: betelpeper

   2. betel palm, Areca catechu

      Synonyms: betelboom, betelpalm

Derived terms

• betelblad
• betelboom
• betelnoot
• betelpalm
• betelpeper

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.tel/
• Rhymes: -ɛtel
• Hyphenation: bè‧tel

Noun

betel m (invariable)

1. betel leaf, Piper betle

Further reading

• betel in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.tɛl/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛtɛl
• Syllabification: be‧tel

Noun

betel m inan

1. betel, betel pepper (Piper betle)

   Synonyms: pieprz betelowy, pieprz żuwny

2. betel (chewing preparation)

Declension

Declension of betel

	singular	plural
nominative	betel	betle
genitive	betla	betli
dative	betlowi	betlom
accusative	betel	betle
instrumental	betlem	betlami
locative	betlu	betlach
vocative	betlu	betle

Derived terms

adjective

• betelowy

 

noun

• pieprz betelowy

 

Further reading

• betel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• betel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From French bétel.

Noun

betel m (plural beteli)

1. (botany) betel

Declension

Declension of betel

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) betel	betelul	(niște) beteli	betelii
genitive/dative	(unui) betel	betelului	(unor) beteli	betelilor
vocative	betelule		betelilor