bese

See also: Bese, besé, and besë

Albanian

Noun

bese

1. indefinite dative/genitive/ablative singular of besë

Asturian

Verb

bese

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of besar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of besar

Fijian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare with Proto-Polynesian *fesi.

Verb

bese (transitive besetaka) (intransitive)

1. to refuse, to decline, to deny, to reject (a request)

   Au sa bese ni cakava.

   I refuse to do it.

2. to dislike

   Antonym: via

   Bese! ― [I] refuse!

Derived terms

• vakabesebese (“to strike, to go on strike (of workers)”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “bese”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 20

Gun

Bèsé lɔ́

Etymology

Cognates include Fon bèsé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bè.sé/

Noun

bèsé (plural bèsé lɛ́ or bèsé lẹ́)

1. toad

   Bèsé lọ́ kló táún / Bèsé lɔ́ kló táún ― The toad is very big

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French baisser (“lower, fall, decline”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈse/

Verb

bese

1. decline, fall, lower

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[2], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 24

Occitan

Verb

bese

1. alternative form of véser

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bese (Cyrillic spelling бесе)

1. vocative singular of bes

Spanish

Verb

bese

1. inflection of besar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative