besi
Balinese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi, perhaps via Malay besi.
Noun
besi (Balinese script ᬩᭂᬲᬶ)
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Further reading
- “besi” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
Bilba
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (traditional) IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbe.zi]
- (frequently) IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.zi]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈbə.zi]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.zi]
Verb
besi
- inflection of besar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Central Melanau
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Dairi Batak
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Indonesian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Fe | |
| Previous: mangan (Mn) | |
| Next: kobalt (Co) | |
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəˈsi]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bê‧si
Noun
bêsi (plural besi-besi)
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Derived terms
- membesi
- besi aji
- besi batang
- besi berani
- besi bulat
- besi cetak
- besi cor
- besi debus
- besi delta
- besi karsani
- besi kawi
- besi lantai
- besi lantak
- besi lempeng
- besi melela
- besi merah
- besi pamor
- besi papan
- besi pijar
- besi putih
- besi sembrani
- besi tanah
- besi tempa
- besi tempaan
- besi tempawan
- besi tuang
Further reading
- “besi” 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.
Karo Batak
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Komodo
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Fe | |
| Previous: mangan (Mn) | |
| Next: kobalt (Co) | |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bəsi]
- Rhymes: -əsi, -si, -i
Audio (Malaysia): (file)
Noun
besi (Jawi spelling بسي)
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Dairi Batak: besi
- → Karo Batak: besi
- → Toba Batak: bosi / ᯅᯬᯘᯪ
- → Bau Bidayuh: bosi
- → Bilba: besi
- → Bima: βesi
- → Buginese: bessi
- Indonesian: besi
- → Old Javanese: wesi
- → Kambera: báhi
- → Komodo: besi
- → Makasar: bassi
- → Malagasy: vy
- → Mandar: bassi
- → Manggarai: besi
- → Ngaju: wasi
- → Rejang: besey
- → Rembong: besi
- → Sundanese: ᮘᮩᮞᮤ (beusi)
- → Tae': bassi
- → Tausug: basi'
- → Tetum: besi
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بسي bĕsi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 53
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بسي bĕsi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 100
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bĕsi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 131
Further reading
- “besi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Middle English
Adjective
besi
- alternative form of bisy
Rembong
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Sakizaya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bə.ˈsi/, [b(ə).ˈɕi]
Noun
besi
Sasak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi, perhaps via Malay besi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Swahili
Etymology 1
Noun
besi class ? (plural [please provide])
Etymology 2
Noun
besi class ? (plural [please provide])
Ternate
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbe.si]
Noun
besi
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tetum
Etymology
From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.
Noun
besi
- (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)
Derived terms
- badain-besi (“blacksmith”)
- besi-asu (“steel”)
- besi-estrika (“iron”)
- besi-riin (“steel column”)
- besi-teen (“iron filings”)
References
- “besi”, in Dicionário infopédia: Tetum-English, Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
West Makian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.s̪i/
Noun
besi
- iron (metal)
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics