becek

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi bècèk, from Javanese ꦧꦺꦕꦺꦏ꧀ (bècèk).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbet͡ʃɛk/ [ˈbe.t͡ʃɛk̚]
  • Rhymes: -et͡ʃɛk
  • Syllabification: be‧cek

Adjective

becek (comparative lebih becek, superlative paling becek)

  1. muddy
  2. soft and wet

Noun

becek (plural becek-becek)

  1. mud
  2. a typical Purwodadi soup dish containing beef, ribs or bones with a savory, spicy and sour taste from starfruit and kedondong leaves.

Derived terms

  • becekan
  • berbecek
  • kebecekan
  • membecek

References

  • Alan M. Stevens, A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings (2010) A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary‎[1], second edition, Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 106

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