beka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "beka"

English

Alternative forms

• bekah

Etymology

From Hebrew בֶּקַע (beqáʿ, “half-sheqel”, literally “broken”).

Noun

beka (plural bekas)

1. an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel

Anagrams

• Baek, bake, beak

Czech

Alternative forms

• backa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛka]
• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Hyphenation: be‧ka
• Homophone: backa

Noun

beka

1. genitive/accusative singular of bek

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *bekwa, from Proto-Oceanic *bʷeka. The sense of “boil in the armpit” refers to the person affected holding up their arm like a bat’s wing.

Noun

beka

1. bat, especially flying fox (any bat of the family Pteropodidae)

   Synonyms: (Western Fijian) bekwa, (Kadavu) doli

   E levu na beka era kana vuata me vaka na jaina.

   Many fruit bats eat fruits such as bananas.

2. (by extension, dermatology) boil in the armpit

   Synonym: kirikiribeka

   Na beka e dau vakavuna na mosi levu.

   An armpit boil causes great pain.

Derived terms

• beka dina (“Pacific flying fox (Pteropus tonganus)”)
• beka lulu (“Samoa flying fox (Pteropus samoensis)”)
• beka ni bogi (“night owl, person active only at night”, literally “night bat”) (slang)
• kirikiribeka (“armpit boil”, literally “bat-like lump”)
• lako vakabeka (“to bring/find one's own food, to not rely on others”, literally “to go like a bat”)
• macake na beka (“something extremely sweet-tasting”, literally “bat thrush”)
• samusamu beka (“to stand around doing nothing (while others work)”, literally “bat-beating”)
• tuvani vaka bati ni beka (“neatly arranged”, literally “arranged like bat teeth”)
• vuka vakabeka (“to bring/find one's own food, to not rely on others”, literally “to fly like a bat”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “beka”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 19

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish beca.

Noun

béka

1. scholarship

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bika.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbeka/ [ˈbe.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: be‧ka

Verb

beka

1. to chat

   Synonyms: bincang, cakap, obrol

2. to discuss

   Synonyms: bahas, musyawarah

3. to persuade

   Synonym: bujuk

4. (by extension) to deceive

   Synonym: tipu

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bika. Cognate with Tagalog bigkas and probably Iban jako.

Noun

béka (plural beka-beka or beka²)

1. chat
2. discuss

Maltese

Root
b-k-j
4 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic بَكَى (bakā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛka

Verb

beka (imperfect jibki, past participle mibki, active participle bieki, verbal noun biki)

1. (intransitive) to cry
2. (transitive) to mourn

Conjugation

Conjugation of beka (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bkejt	bkejt	beka	bkejna	bkejtu	bkew
	f			bkiet
imperfect	m	nibki	tibki	jibki	nibku	tibku	jibku
	f			tibki
imperative			ibki			ibku

North Tukang Besi

Noun

beka

1. cat

References

• Mark Donohue (1999), A Grammar of Tukang Besi, Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 535

Pagu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbe.ka]

  • Audio:

    (file)

Noun

beka

1. female (referring to an animal)

References

• Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

Verb

-béka

1. to put, to place

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Syllabification: be‧ka

Etymology 1

Back-formation from beczka. Sense 3 is from beczka śmiechu (“barrel of laughs”).

Noun

beka f

1. (colloquial) augmentative of beczka
2. (colloquial) lardass, fatty, landwhale (a fat person)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:grubas

4. (slang) kicks, fun or amusement at somebody's expense; ridicule

   robić/mieć z kogoś bekę ― to make fun of someone

   robić coś dla beki ― to do something for kicks

Declension

Declension of beka

	singular	plural
nominative	beka	beki
genitive	beki	bek
dative	bece	bekom
accusative	bekę	beki
instrumental	beką	bekami
locative	bece	bekach
vocative	beko	beki

Related terms

adjectives

• beczkowaty
• beczkowy
• beczułkowaty

adverbs

• beczkowato
• beczkowo

nouns

• beczka
• beczkarnia
• beczkowóz
• beczułeczka
• beczułka

verbs

• beczkować impf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

beka m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of bek

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

beka

1. third-person singular present of bekać

Further reading

• “beka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “beka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

Verb

-béka

1. to put, place

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بقا (beka), from Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ).

Noun

beka (definite accusative bekayı, plural bekalar)

1. survival, lasting, remaining

   Synonyms: kalıcılık, ölmezlik

Declension

Declension of beka

singular plural nominative beka bekalar definite accusative bekayı bekaları dative bekaya bekalara locative bekada bekalarda ablative bekadan bekalardan genitive bekanın bekaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular bekam bekalarım 2nd singular bekan bekaların 3rd singular bekası bekaları 1st plural bekamız bekalarımız 2nd plural bekanız bekalarınız 3rd plural bekaları bekaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular bekamı bekalarımı 2nd singular bekanı bekalarını 3rd singular bekasını bekalarını 1st plural bekamızı bekalarımızı 2nd plural bekanızı bekalarınızı 3rd plural bekalarını bekalarını dative singular plural 1st singular bekama bekalarıma 2nd singular bekana bekalarına 3rd singular bekasına bekalarına 1st plural bekamıza bekalarımıza 2nd plural bekanıza bekalarınıza 3rd plural bekalarına bekalarına locative singular plural 1st singular bekamda bekalarımda 2nd singular bekanda bekalarında 3rd singular bekasında bekalarında 1st plural bekamızda bekalarımızda 2nd plural bekanızda bekalarınızda 3rd plural bekalarında bekalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular bekamdan bekalarımdan 2nd singular bekandan bekalarından 3rd singular bekasından bekalarından 1st plural bekamızdan bekalarımızdan 2nd plural bekanızdan bekalarınızdan 3rd plural bekalarından bekalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular bekamın bekalarımın 2nd singular bekanın bekalarının 3rd singular bekasının bekalarının 1st plural bekamızın bekalarımızın 2nd plural bekanızın bekalarınızın 3rd plural bekalarının bekalarının

References

• “beka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

Verb

-béka

1. to put, place

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-béeka.

Verb

-béka

1. to put, place
2. to lay
3. to store
4. to appoint

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukubeka)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukubeka	ukungabeki
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	beka	-beke
plural	bekani	-bekeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyabeka, ngibeka	engibekayo, engibeka	ngibeka	angibeki	engingabeki	ngingabeki
2nd singular	uyabeka, ubeka	obekayo, obeka	ubeka	awubeki	ongabeki	ungabeki
1st plural	siyabeka, sibeka	esibekayo, esibeka	sibeka	asibeki	esingabeki	singabeki
2nd plural	niyabeka, nibeka	enibekayo, enibeka	nibeka	anibeki	eningabeki	ningabeki
class 1	uyabeka, ubeka	obekayo, obeka	ebeka	akabeki	ongabeki	engabeki
class 2	bayabeka, babeka	ababekayo, ababeka	bebeka	ababeki	abangabeki	bengabeki
class 3	uyabeka, ubeka	obekayo, obeka	ubeka	awubeki	ongabeki	ungabeki
class 4	iyabeka, ibeka	ebekayo, ebeka	ibeka	ayibeki	engabeki	ingabeki
class 5	liyabeka, libeka	elibekayo, elibeka	libeka	alibeki	elingabeki	lingabeki
class 6	ayabeka, abeka	abekayo, abeka	ebeka	awabeki	angabeki	engabeki
class 7	siyabeka, sibeka	esibekayo, esibeka	sibeka	asibeki	esingabeki	singabeki
class 8	ziyabeka, zibeka	ezibekayo, ezibeka	zibeka	azibeki	ezingabeki	zingabeki
class 9	iyabeka, ibeka	ebekayo, ebeka	ibeka	ayibeki	engabeki	ingabeki
class 10	ziyabeka, zibeka	ezibekayo, ezibeka	zibeka	azibeki	ezingabeki	zingabeki
class 11	luyabeka, lubeka	olubekayo, olubeka	lubeka	alubeki	olungabeki	lungabeki
class 14	buyabeka, bubeka	obubekayo, obubeka	bubeka	abubeki	obungabeki	bungabeki
class 15	kuyabeka, kubeka	okubekayo, okubeka	kubeka	akubeki	okungabeki	kungabeki
class 17	kuyabeka, kubeka	okubekayo, okubeka	kubeka	akubeki	okungabeki	kungabeki
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngibekile, ngibekē	engibekile, engibekē	ngibekile, ngibekē	angibekanga	engingabekanga	ngingabekanga
2nd singular	ubekile, ubekē	obekile, obekē	ubekile, ubekē	awubekanga	ongabekanga	ungabekanga
1st plural	sibekile, sibekē	esibekile, esibekē	sibekile, sibekē	asibekanga	esingabekanga	singabekanga
2nd plural	nibekile, nibekē	enibekile, enibekē	nibekile, nibekē	anibekanga	eningabekanga	ningabekanga
class 1	ubekile, ubekē	obekile, obekē	ebekile, ebekē	akabekanga	ongabekanga	engabekanga
class 2	babekile, babekē	ababekile, ababekē	bebekile, bebekē	ababekanga	abangabekanga	bengabekanga
class 3	ubekile, ubekē	obekile, obekē	ubekile, ubekē	awubekanga	ongabekanga	ungabekanga
class 4	ibekile, ibekē	ebekile, ebekē	ibekile, ibekē	ayibekanga	engabekanga	ingabekanga
class 5	libekile, libekē	elibekile, elibekē	libekile, libekē	alibekanga	elingabekanga	lingabekanga
class 6	abekile, abekē	abekile, abekē	ebekile, ebekē	awabekanga	angabekanga	engabekanga
class 7	sibekile, sibekē	esibekile, esibekē	sibekile, sibekē	asibekanga	esingabekanga	singabekanga
class 8	zibekile, zibekē	ezibekile, ezibekē	zibekile, zibekē	azibekanga	ezingabekanga	zingabekanga
class 9	ibekile, ibekē	ebekile, ebekē	ibekile, ibekē	ayibekanga	engabekanga	ingabekanga
class 10	zibekile, zibekē	ezibekile, ezibekē	zibekile, zibekē	azibekanga	ezingabekanga	zingabekanga
class 11	lubekile, lubekē	olubekile, olubekē	lubekile, lubekē	alubekanga	olungabekanga	lungabekanga
class 14	bubekile, bubekē	obubekile, obubekē	bubekile, bubekē	abubekanga	obungabekanga	bungabekanga
class 15	kubekile, kubekē	okubekile, okubekē	kubekile, kubekē	akubekanga	okungabekanga	kungabekanga
class 17	kubekile, kubekē	okubekile, okubekē	kubekile, kubekē	akubekanga	okungabekanga	kungabekanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngābeka	engābeka	ngābeka	angibekanga	engingabekanga	ngingabekanga
2nd singular	wābeka	owābeka	wābeka	awubekanga	ongabekanga	ungabekanga
1st plural	sābeka	esābeka	sābeka	asibekanga	esingabekanga	singabekanga
2nd plural	nābeka	enābeka	nābeka	anibekanga	eningabekanga	ningabekanga
class 1	wābeka	owābeka	ābeka	akabekanga	ongabekanga	engabekanga
class 2	bābeka	abābeka	bābeka	ababekanga	abangabekanga	bengabekanga
class 3	wābeka	owābeka	wābeka	awubekanga	ongabekanga	ungabekanga
class 4	yābeka	eyābeka	yābeka	ayibekanga	engabekanga	ingabekanga
class 5	lābeka	elābeka	lābeka	alibekanga	elingabekanga	lingabekanga
class 6	ābeka	ābeka	ābeka	awabekanga	angabekanga	engabekanga
class 7	sābeka	esābeka	sābeka	asibekanga	esingabekanga	singabekanga
class 8	zābeka	ezābeka	zābeka	azibekanga	ezingabekanga	zingabekanga
class 9	yābeka	eyābeka	yābeka	ayibekanga	engabekanga	ingabekanga
class 10	zābeka	ezābeka	zābeka	azibekanga	ezingabekanga	zingabekanga
class 11	lwābeka	olwābeka	lwābeka	alubekanga	olungabekanga	lungabekanga
class 14	bābeka	obābeka	bābeka	abubekanga	obungabekanga	bungabekanga
class 15	kwābeka	okwābeka	kwābeka	akubekanga	okungabekanga	kungabekanga
class 17	kwābeka	okwābeka	kwābeka	akubekanga	okungabekanga	kungabekanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingabeka	—	ngingabeka	ngingebeke	—	ngingebeke
2nd singular	ungabeka	—	ungabeka	ungebeke	—	ungebeke
1st plural	singabeka	—	singabeka	singebeke	—	singebeke
2nd plural	ningabeka	—	ningabeka	ningebeke	—	ningebeke
class 1	angabeka	—	engabeka	angebeke	—	engebeke
class 2	bangabeka	—	bengabeka	bangebeke	—	bengebeke
class 3	ungabeka	—	ungabeka	ungebeke	—	ungebeke
class 4	ingabeka	—	ingabeka	ingebeke	—	ingebeke
class 5	lingabeka	—	lingabeka	lingebeke	—	lingebeke
class 6	angabeka	—	engabeka	angebeke	—	engebeke
class 7	singabeka	—	singabeka	singebeke	—	singebeke
class 8	zingabeka	—	zingabeka	zingebeke	—	zingebeke
class 9	ingabeka	—	ingabeka	ingebeke	—	ingebeke
class 10	zingabeka	—	zingabeka	zingebeke	—	zingebeke
class 11	lungabeka	—	lungabeka	lungebeke	—	lungebeke
class 14	bungabeka	—	bungabeka	bungebeke	—	bungebeke
class 15	kungabeka	—	kungabeka	kungebeke	—	kungebeke
class 17	kungabeka	—	kungabeka	kungebeke	—	kungebeke
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizobeka	engizobeka	ngizobeka	angizubeka	engingezubeka	ngingezubeka
2nd singular	uzobeka	ozobeka	uzobeka	awuzubeka	ongezubeka	ungezubeka
1st plural	sizobeka	esizobeka	sizobeka	asizubeka	esingezubeka	singezubeka
2nd plural	nizobeka	enizobeka	nizobeka	anizubeka	eningezubeka	ningezubeka
class 1	uzobeka	ozobeka	ezobeka	akazubeka	ongezubeka	engezubeka
class 2	bazobeka	abazobeka	bezobeka	abazubeka	abangezubeka	bengezubeka
class 3	uzobeka	ozobeka	uzobeka	awuzubeka	ongezubeka	ungezubeka
class 4	izobeka	ezobeka	izobeka	ayizubeka	engezubeka	ingezubeka
class 5	lizobeka	elizobeka	lizobeka	alizubeka	elingezubeka	lingezubeka
class 6	azobeka	azobeka	ezobeka	awazubeka	angezubeka	engezubeka
class 7	sizobeka	esizobeka	sizobeka	asizubeka	esingezubeka	singezubeka
class 8	zizobeka	ezizobeka	zizobeka	azizubeka	ezingezubeka	zingezubeka
class 9	izobeka	ezobeka	izobeka	ayizubeka	engezubeka	ingezubeka
class 10	zizobeka	ezizobeka	zizobeka	azizubeka	ezingezubeka	zingezubeka
class 11	luzobeka	oluzobeka	luzobeka	aluzubeka	olungezubeka	lungezubeka
class 14	buzobeka	obuzobeka	buzobeka	abuzubeka	obungezubeka	bungezubeka
class 15	kuzobeka	okuzobeka	kuzobeka	akuzubeka	okungezubeka	kungezubeka
class 17	kuzobeka	okuzobeka	kuzobeka	akuzubeka	okungezubeka	kungezubeka
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyobeka	engiyobeka	ngiyobeka	angiyubeka	engingeyubeka	ngingeyubeka
2nd singular	uyobeka	oyobeka	uyobeka	awuyubeka	ongeyubeka	ungeyubeka
1st plural	siyobeka	esiyobeka	siyobeka	asiyubeka	esingeyubeka	singeyubeka
2nd plural	niyobeka	eniyobeka	niyobeka	aniyubeka	eningeyubeka	ningeyubeka
class 1	uyobeka	oyobeka	eyobeka	akayubeka	ongeyubeka	engeyubeka
class 2	bayobeka	abayobeka	beyobeka	abayubeka	abangeyubeka	bengeyubeka
class 3	uyobeka	oyobeka	uyobeka	awuyubeka	ongeyubeka	ungeyubeka
class 4	iyobeka	eyobeka	iyobeka	ayiyubeka	engeyubeka	ingeyubeka
class 5	liyobeka	eliyobeka	liyobeka	aliyubeka	elingeyubeka	lingeyubeka
class 6	ayobeka	ayobeka	eyobeka	awayubeka	angeyubeka	engeyubeka
class 7	siyobeka	esiyobeka	siyobeka	asiyubeka	esingeyubeka	singeyubeka
class 8	ziyobeka	eziyobeka	ziyobeka	aziyubeka	ezingeyubeka	zingeyubeka
class 9	iyobeka	eyobeka	iyobeka	ayiyubeka	engeyubeka	ingeyubeka
class 10	ziyobeka	eziyobeka	ziyobeka	aziyubeka	ezingeyubeka	zingeyubeka
class 11	luyobeka	oluyobeka	luyobeka	aluyubeka	olungeyubeka	lungeyubeka
class 14	buyobeka	obuyobeka	buyobeka	abuyubeka	obungeyubeka	bungeyubeka
class 15	kuyobeka	okuyobeka	kuyobeka	akuyubeka	okungeyubeka	kungeyubeka
class 17	kuyobeka	okuyobeka	kuyobeka	akuyubeka	okungeyubeka	kungeyubeka
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngibeke	ngingabeki
2nd singular	ubeke	ungabeki
1st plural	sibeke	singabeki
2nd plural	nibeke	ningabeki
class 1	abeke	angabeki
class 2	babeke	bangabeki
class 3	ubeke	ungabeki
class 4	ibeke	ingabeki
class 5	libeke	lingabeki
class 6	abeke	angabeki
class 7	sibeke	singabeki
class 8	zibeke	zingabeki
class 9	ibeke	ingabeki
class 10	zibeke	zingabeki
class 11	lubeke	lungabeki
class 14	bubeke	bungabeki
class 15	kubeke	kungabeki
class 17	kubeke	kungabeki
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngabeka	ngangabeka, angabeka, angangabeka
2nd singular	wabeka	wangabeka, awabeka, awangabeka
1st plural	sabeka	sangabeka, asabeka, asangabeka
2nd plural	nabeka	nangabeka, anabeka, anangabeka
class 1	wabeka	wangabeka, akabeka, akangabeka
class 2	babeka	bangabeka, ababeka, abangabeka
class 3	wabeka	wangabeka, awabeka, awangabeka
class 4	yabeka	yangabeka, ayabeka, ayangabeka
class 5	labeka	langabeka, alabeka, alangabeka
class 6	abeka	angabeka, awabeka, awangabeka
class 7	sabeka	sangabeka, asabeka, asangabeka
class 8	zabeka	zangabeka, azabeka, azangabeka
class 9	yabeka	yangabeka, ayabeka, ayangabeka
class 10	zabeka	zangabeka, azabeka, azangabeka
class 11	lwabeka	lwangabeka, alwabeka, alwangabeka
class 14	babeka	bangabeka, ababeka, abangabeka
class 15	kwabeka	kwangabeka, akwabeka, akwangabeka
class 17	kwabeka	kwangabeka, akwabeka, akwangabeka