beku
See also: Beku
Czech
Alternative forms
- backu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛku]
- Rhymes: -ɛku
- Hyphenation: be‧ku
Noun
beku m inan
- genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of bek
Noun
beku m anim
Elotepec Zapotec
Noun
beku
References
- Natalie Operstein, San Juan Elotepec Zapotec in written sources
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay beku, from Classical Malay beku.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈku/ [bəˈku]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: be‧ku
Adjective
bêku
- frozen (having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form)
- (of a bank account or assets, figurative) frozen (in a state such that transactions are not allowed)
- (grammar, figurative) frozen (old or obsolete and operates only on a specific word or phrase)
- static
Alternative forms
- bekoe (1901–1947)
Derived terms
- bekuan
- kebekuan
- membeku
- membekukan
- pembeku
- pembekuan
Further reading
- “beku” 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.
Malay
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəˈku]
- Hyphenation: be‧ku
Adjective
beku
- frozen:
- having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- (of a bank account or assets, figurative) in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
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- congealed, coagulated, clotted
- static:
- Synonym: kaku
- unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
- stalled, no movement or advancement.
Derived terms
- bekuan
- kebekuan
- membeku
- membekukan
- pembeku
- pembekuan
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بکو bĕkoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 56
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بکو bĕku”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 107
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bĕku”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 101-2
Further reading
- “beku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.ku/
- Rhymes: -ɛku
- Syllabification: be‧ku
Noun
beku m inan
- genitive/locative/vocative singular of bek
Noun
beku m pers
- locative/vocative singular of bek