beza
See also: Beza, beża', and bezą
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bes̻a/, [be̞.s̻a]
Verb
beza
- Third-person singular (hark), taking third-person singular (hura) as direct object, present imperative form of izan.
Usage notes
Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form ezan instead of izan.
Malay
Etymology
Probably a hypercorrection of beda from Sanskrit भेद (bheda, “contrast, distinction, difference”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.zə/
- Hyphenation: bè‧za
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
beza (Jawi spelling بيذا, plural beza-beza, informal 1st possessive bezaku, 2nd possessive bezamu, 3rd possessive bezanya)
- dissimilarity
- difference
Alternative forms
- beda (predominantly in Indonesia)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- berbeza [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- membezakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- pembezaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- pembeza [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pemerbeza [causative passive + agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peR- + peN-)
- memperbezakan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
- diperbezakan [causative passive focus + causative benefactive] (dipeR- + -kan)
Further reading
- “beza” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Baiser, from French baiser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.za/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛza
- Syllabification: be‧za
Noun
beza f
- meringue
Declension
Declension of beza
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | beza | bezy |
| genitive | bezy | bez |
| dative | bezie | bezom |
| accusative | bezę | bezy |
| instrumental | bezą | bezami |
| locative | bezie | bezach |
| vocative | bezo | bezy |
Derived terms
adjective
- bezowy
Further reading
- beza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- beza in Polish dictionaries at PWN