beken

See also: békén

English

Etymology

From Middle English bekennen, bikennen, equivalent to be- +‎ ken (“to perceive”). Cognate with Dutch bekennen (“to acknowledge, confess”), German bekennen (“to admit, confess”), Swedish bekänna (“to profess, confess”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪˈkɛn/, /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken (third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To commit or commend to the care of.
    • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section II:
      Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder.
  4. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
  5. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
  6. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːkə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Noun

beken

  1. plural of beek

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken

  1. inflection of bekennen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Hungarian

Etymology

be- (“onto”) +‎ ken (“smear”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛkɛn]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

beken

  1. (transitive) to anoint, spread, smear (to distribute in an even layer), to apply/put on (a soft substance, cream, oil, paint, etc.)
    bekeni az arcát krémmel ― to apply cream on one's face

Conjugation

Conjugation of beken
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. bekenek bekensz beken bekenünk bekentek bekennek
def. bekenem bekened bekeni bekenjük bekenitek bekenik
2nd obj bekenlek
past indef. bekentem bekentél bekent bekentünk bekentetek bekentek
def. bekentem bekented bekente bekentük bekentétek bekenték
2nd obj bekentelek
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. be fog kenni.
archaic
preterite 		indef. bekenék bekenél bekene bekenénk bekenétek bekenének
def. bekeném bekenéd bekené bekenénk bekenétek bekenék
2nd obj bekenélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. beken vala, bekent vala/volt.
archaic future indef. bekenendek bekenendesz bekenend bekenendünk bekenendetek bekenendenek
def. bekenendem bekenended bekenendi bekenendjük bekenenditek bekenendik
2nd obj bekenendelek
condi­tional pre­sent indef. bekennék bekennél bekenne bekennénk bekennétek bekennének
def. bekenném bekennéd bekenné bekennénk
(or bekennők) 		bekennétek bekennék
2nd obj bekennélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bekent volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. bekenjek bekenj or
bekenjél 		bekenjen bekenjünk bekenjetek bekenjenek
def. bekenjem bekend or
bekenjed 		bekenje bekenjük bekenjétek bekenjék
2nd obj bekenjelek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bekent légyen
infinitive bekenni bekennem bekenned bekennie bekennünk bekennetek bekenniük
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
bekenés bekenő bekent bekenendő bekenve (bekenvén) bekenet
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem ken be or be is ken.
Potential conjugation of beken
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. bekenhetek bekenhetsz bekenhet bekenhetünk bekenhettek bekenhetnek
def. bekenhetem bekenheted bekenheti bekenhetjük bekenhetitek bekenhetik
2nd obj bekenhetlek
past indef. bekenhettem bekenhettél bekenhetett bekenhettünk bekenhettetek bekenhettek
def. bekenhettem bekenhetted bekenhette bekenhettük bekenhettétek bekenhették
2nd obj bekenhettelek
archaic
preterite 		indef. bekenheték bekenhetél bekenhete bekenheténk bekenhetétek bekenhetének
def. bekenhetém bekenhetéd bekenheté bekenheténk bekenhetétek bekenheték
2nd obj bekenhetélek
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. bekenhet vala, bekenhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. bekenhetendek
or bekenandhatok 		bekenhetendesz
or bekenandhatsz 		bekenhetend
or bekenandhat 		bekenhetendünk
or bekenandhatunk 		bekenhetendetek
or bekenandhattok 		bekenhetendenek
or bekenandhatnak
def. bekenhetendem
or bekenandhatom 		bekenhetended
or bekenandhatod 		bekenhetendi
or bekenandhatja 		bekenhetendjük
or bekenandhatjuk 		bekenhetenditek
or bekenandhatjátok 		bekenhetendik
or bekenandhatják
2nd obj bekenhetendelek
or bekenandhatlak
condi­tional pre­sent indef. bekenhetnék bekenhetnél bekenhetne bekenhetnénk bekenhetnétek bekenhetnének
def. bekenhetném bekenhetnéd bekenhetné bekenhetnénk
(or bekenhetnők) 		bekenhetnétek bekenhetnék
2nd obj bekenhetnélek
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. bekenhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. bekenhessek bekenhess or
bekenhessél 		bekenhessen bekenhessünk bekenhessetek bekenhessenek
def. bekenhessem bekenhesd or
bekenhessed 		bekenhesse bekenhessük bekenhessétek bekenhessék
2nd obj bekenhesselek
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. bekenhetett légyen
infinitive (bekenhetni) (bekenhetnem) (bekenhetned) (bekenhetnie) (bekenhetnünk) (bekenhetnetek) (bekenhetniük)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
bekenhető bekenhetetlen (bekenhetve / bekenhetvén)
The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem kenhet be or be is kenhet.

Derived terms

  • bekenés

Further reading

  • beken in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • beken in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bekend (“(well-)known”), from Middle Dutch bekent, part participle of bekennen (“to know”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bêkèn

  1. (colloquial, dialectal) synonym of terkenal (“famous”)

Derived terms

  • (colloquial, dialectal) kebekenan (“fame”)

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bēacn, bēcn, from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːkən/, /ˈbɛːkən/

Noun

beken (plural bekenes)

  1. A fire that signals an impending attack or danger.
  2. (rare) The structure a beacon is placed on.
  3. (rare) A lighthouse.
  4. (rare) A flag (piece of cloth with distinctive patterning)

Descendants

  • English: beacon
  • Scots: beikin, bekin

References

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