bē

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Dorig

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ᵐbei, from Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵐbɪ/

Noun

bē

References

See p.493 of: François, Alexandre. 2005. Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen north Vanuatu languages. Oceanic Linguistics, 44 (2), pp.443‒504. ⟨halshs-00524988⟩ →DOI

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Hawaiian

Noun

bē

The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of bē – see 未 (“to have not; not yet; not; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 未).

For pronunciation and definitions of bē – see 袂 (“cannot; wouldn't; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 袂).

For pronunciation and definitions of bē – see 𣍐 (“cannot; wouldn't; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 𣍐).

For pronunciation and definitions of bē – see 賣 (“to sell”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 賣).

Latvian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bɛː]
Audio: (file)

Noun

bē m (invariable)

The Latvian name of the Latin script letter B/b.

Mandarin

Romanization

bē (be¹, Zhuyin ㄅㄜ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of ㄅ

Mwotlap

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ᵐbei, from Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵐbɪ/

Noun

bē (determinate nēbē)

References

François, Alexandre. 2025. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry bē.

Vera'a

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ᵐbei, from Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵐbɪ/

Noun

bē

References

See p.493 of: François, Alexandre. 2005. Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen north Vanuatu languages. Oceanic Linguistics, 44 (2), pp.443‒504. ⟨halshs-00524988⟩ →DOI

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Vurës

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ᵐbei, from Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵐbe/

Noun

bē

References

Vurës Lexicon