bewsa

Maltese

bewsa bejn mara u raġel – a kiss between a woman and a man

Etymology

From Arabic بَوْسة‎ (bawsa), derived from باسَ‎, يَبُوسُ‎ (bāsa, yabūsu, “to kiss”), from Persian ‎ (busidan). The Arabic noun is deverbal, but may have been influenced directly by the Persian ‎ (buse, “a kiss”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛwsa/

Noun

bewsa f (collective bews, plural bewsiet)

a kiss (single instance of kissing)

Related terms

bies (verb)

单词	bewsa
释义	bewsa Maltese bewsa bejn mara u raġel – a kiss between a woman and a man Etymology From Arabic بَوْسة‎ (bawsa), derived from باسَ‎, يَبُوسُ‎ (bāsa, yabūsu, “to kiss”), from Persian ‎ (busidan). The Arabic noun is deverbal, but may have been influenced directly by the Persian ‎ (buse, “a kiss”). Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈbɛwsa/ Noun bewsa f (collective bews, plural bewsiet) a kiss (single instance of kissing) Related terms bies (verb)
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