bẹ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editNoun
edit(classifier cây (“corn, maize”)) bẹ • (備, 梐, 瓣, 𠹯)
Derived terms
editYoruba
editEtymology 1
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editVerb
editbẹ̀
- (transitive) to beg
- Synonyms: ṣagbe, tọrọ báárà
- (intransitive) to plead; to implore
- to send someone on an errand
- Synonym: rán níṣẹ́
Derived terms
edit- bẹ̀bẹ̀ (“to beg”)
Etymology 2
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editbẹ
- (transitive) to peel
- Synonym: bó
- bẹ ìbẹ́pẹ ― To peel a papaya
Etymology 3
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editbẹ
Etymology 4
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editbẹ
- (intransitive) to snap, to burst, to break
- ogun-ún bẹ́ sílẹ̀ ― War has broken out
Etymology 5
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editbẹ
- (intransitive, always used with ń) to be (in a location), to exist
- Ó ń bẹ nísàlẹ̀ ― It's at the bottom
- Epo ń bẹ, ẹ̀wà ń bẹ o ― There's oil, there's beans(part of the oríkì ìbejì)
- to be held accountable
Usage notes
edit(to be): always used with the particle ń, not to be confused with ńbẹ̀
Etymology 6
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editbẹ
Etymology 7
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editbẹ́
- (intransitive) to hop, to jump (downwards)
- ìbẹ́ àbẹ́jù l'ó mú kí ẹpọ̀n eégún yọ síta(proverb against going beyond one's limit)
- It is the excessive jumping about of the egungun spirit that causes his testicles to show outside his costume
Related terms
edit- tọ (“to hop”)
Etymology 8
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editbẹ́
Etymology 9
editPronunciation
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editbẹ́
Derived terms
edit- bẹ́lórí (“to behead”)
Etymology 10
editAlternative forms
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editVerb
editbẹ́
- (Ijebu) to give birth to
- (Ekiti) to lay (an egg)
Usage notes
edit- Usually used in reference to animals and livestock
- In Èkìtì, this is used specifically for only certain birds like pigeons.
Derived terms
editCategories:
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese nouns classified by cây
- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese nouns
- vi:Botany
- Vietnamese dialectal terms
- vi:Maize (plant)
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba verbs
- Yoruba transitive verbs
- Yoruba intransitive verbs
- Yoruba terms with usage examples
- Ijẹbu Yoruba
- Ekiti Yoruba