बे
Hindi
Etymology
Noun
बे • (be) ? (Urdu spelling ب)
- be (name of the second letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet).
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati બે (bě). Doublet of दोन (don).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be/
- Rhymes: -e
- Hyphenation: बे
Numeral
बे • (be)
- two
- बे अठें सोळा ― be aṭhẽ soḷā ― Two times eight equals sixteen.
Usage notes
Chiefly used when multiplying by two.
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 380