bestân

West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstɔːn/

Etymology 1

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Noun

bestân n (no plural)

  1. cease-fire
Further reading
  • “bestân (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch bestand, itself from German Bestand.

Noun

bestân n (plural bestannen, diminutive bestantsje)

  1. computer file
  2. collection of objects of the same kind
Further reading
  • “bestân (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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