beji
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbed͡ʒi/ [ˈbe.d͡ʒi]
- Rhymes: -ed͡ʒi
- Syllabification: be‧ji
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦗꦶ (bèji).
Noun
beji (plural beji-beji)
- large-headed nail
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦺꦗꦶ (bèji), from Old Javanese beji (“pond”).
Noun
beji (plural beji-beji)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Balinese [Term?], from Old Javanese beji (“pond”).
Noun
beji (plural beji-beji)
- holy water source
Further reading
- “beji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
beji
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
beji class IX (plural beji class X)