Borrowed fromRussianбек(bek).Doublet ofbey andbeg.

bek (pluralbeks)

1. Alternative form ofbey(“Turkish governor”)

• Keb,KBE,keb,BKE,ebk

FromDutchbek, fromMiddle Dutchbec, fromOld Frenchbec, fromVulgar Latinbeccus.

• IPA^(key):/bɛk/

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bek (pluralbekke,diminutivebekkie)

1. beak
2. mouth of ananimal
3. (derogatory) mouth of a human

• IPA^(key):/bɛːk/

bek

1. fat

bek

1. Romanization ofᬩᭂᬓ᭄

bek

1. ergativeindefinite ofbe

• IPA^(key):[ˈbɛk]
• Rhymes:-ɛk
• Homophone:beg

bek m inan

1. bleat

   Synonyms:bekot,bečení

   • 1902, Josef K. Šlejhar,Temno‎^[1], J. Otto, page210:

     V tu dobu zase žalný bekot telátka přerývavě zazněl z chléva. Nejistý, bázlivý byl tobek […]

     Sad bleating was heard disjointedly from the barn in that time. It was uncertain, timidbleating […]

2. cry

   Synonyms:pláč,brek,brekot,brečení

   • 1900, Josef Holeček,Květy‎^[2], volume45:

     Frantík tentokrát nedal se pro sklamání dobeku.

     This time Frantík didn't startcrying because of his disappointment.

bek

1. (onomatopoeia)the characteristic bark of aroe deer
   • 2015,Karel Čapek,Hordubal‎^[3], KKnihy.cz,→ISBN, page37:

     Bek, bek, povídá, zadupe kopýtky a kluše dál.

     "Bark, bark", she says, stamps with her little hooves and keeps trotting.

Fromback, which wasborrowed fromEnglishback. See alsobachyně.^[1]

• back(archaic)

bek m anim

1. (colloquial,sports)back[20th c.]

   Synonyms:obránce,zadák

   Antonyms:útočník,forward

   • 1996,Bohumil Hrabal,Ze zápisníku zapisovatele‎^[4], Praha: Pražská imaginace,→ISBN, page251:

     Vojta Bradáč dvěma góly vyrovnal a pak zdánlivě kulhající Puč najednou nekulhal, obešel halvy, pak po něm vystartovalbek Černý, ale Puč dělovkou překonal brankáře Tichého a já jsem odcházel z hřiště smutný…

     Vojta Bradáč equalized with two goals and then seemingly limping Puč suddenly wasn't limping, got through the half-backs, thenback Černý started off against him, but Puč defeated goalkeeper Tichý with a hard shot and I was leaving the pitch sad…

bek m inan

1. (inanimate,colloquial,sports)defense(portion of a team dedicated to defending)[20th c.]

   Synonyms:obrana,defenziva,defenzíva

   Antonyms:útok,ofenziva,ofenzíva

   • 1999,Vlasta Chramostová,Vlasta Chramostová‎^[5], Brno: Doplněk,→ISBN, page176:

     Standíkovi bylo třináct čtrnáct a hrál nabeku.

     Standík was thirteen or fourteen and played in thedefense.

• “bek”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957
• “bek”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989
• “bek”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025

• IPA^(key):/bɛk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:bek
• Rhymes:-ɛk

FromMiddle Dutchbec, fromOld Frenchbec, fromLatinbeccus.

bek m (pluralbekken,diminutivebekje n)

1. a bird'sbeak

   Synonym:snavel

   De raaf had een stuk kaas in zijnbek.

   The raven held a piece of cheese in itsbeak.

2. any animal's mouth (such as asnout)
3. (informal, rude) a humanmouth

   Hou jebek!

   Shut yourtrap!

• Afrikaans:bek
• Negerhollands:biek
• Petjo:bek
• → Antillean Creole:béc aou(Martinique)
• → Papiamentu:bek(dated)

bek

1. inflection ofbekken:
   1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
   2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
   3. imperative

• (Standard Indonesian)IPA^(key):/ˈbɛk/[ˈbɛk̚]
• Rhymes:-ɛk
• Syllabification:bek

FromDutchback, fromEnglishback, fromMiddle Englishbak, fromOld Englishbæc, fromProto-Germanic*baką, possibly fromProto-Indo-European*bʰogo(literally“bending”).

bèk (pluralbek-bek)

1. (sports,soccer)back,(in some team sports, a position behind most players on the team)

Unknown, probably fromDutchbeg, fromOttoman Turkishبك(beg), fromOld Turkic𐰋𐰏(b²g/⁠bég⁠/,“chief, titled man”).

bèk (pluralbek-bek)

1. (obsolete)chief of avillage

• “bek” inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

FromProto-Turkic*bek.

bek

1. strong,firm,solid

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “bek”, inKaraimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva,→ISBN

bek

1. water

FromOld Norsebik, fromMiddle Low Germanpik, fromOld Saxonpik, fromProto-West Germanic*pik, fromLatinpix. See alsoDutchpek,GermanPech,Swedishbeck.

bek n (definite singularbeket,indefinite pluralbek,definite pluralbekaorbekene)

1. pitch(a dark, extremelyviscous material still remaining afterdistillingcrude oil andtar)

• bekmørk(“pitch-dark”)

• “bek” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

FromEnglishback.

bek

1. back,again

bek

1. back

Borrowed fromLow Germanbäk

bek m ?

1. stream

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• Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “bek”, inPolabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page37
• Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Bec”, inThesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag,→ISBN, page40

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• Rhymes:-ɛk
• Syllabification:bek
• Homophones:beg,Beg

Onomatopoeic.

bek m inan

1. bleat(cry of a sheep or goat)
2. (colloquial)wail

Borrowed fromEnglishback.

bek m pers

1. (dated,sports)defender

   Synonym:obrońca

Borrowed fromRomanianbec.

bek m inan

1. (Podhale)light bulb

   Synonym:żarówka

Deverbal frombekać.

bek m inan

1. (colloquial)belch,burp

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

bek f

1. genitiveplural ofbeka

• bek inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bek in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• beuk

FromProto-Mon-Khmer*bək ~ *buk ~ *buək(“to bind (round)”). Cognate withMonဗိုက်(pàk,“to put round”),Vietnamesebuộc(“to bind”),Central Nicobarese [Nancowry]pôk-hata/pôko(“to bind, tie”).

bek^[1]

1. tobind; totie

FromEnglishbag.

bek

1. bag

FromEnglishback.

bek

1. back
   • 1989,Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea,Jenesis3:19:

     Na bai yu wok hat tru long kisim kaikai bilong yu na tuhat bai i kamap long pes bilong yu. Na bai yu hatwok oltaim inap yu dai na yu go bek long graun. Long wanem, mi bin wokim yu long graun, na bai yu gobek gen long graun.”

     →New International Version translation

Inherited fromChagatai[Term?], fromProto-Turkic*bǟg,^[1] fromProto-Iranian*bagáh, fromProto-Indo-Iranian*bʰagás.Doublet ofbiy.

• IPA^(key):/bɛk/,[bɛk̟]
• Hyphenation:bek

bek (pluralbeklar)

1. (historical)a title of local officials,beg