bekken

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bek‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛkən

From Middle Dutch becken, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum.

bekken n (plural bekkens, diminutive bekkentje n)

1. basin, broad-shaped liquid container
2. (geography) basin, geological depression
3. pelvis, basin-shaped body region
4. (music) cymbal, two-part metallic percussion instrument

• bekkenholte
• bekkenist
• bekkenslager
• bekkenslag
• opvangbekken
• spaarbekken
• stroombekken
• waterbekken

• → Arawak: bèkè ina
• → Aukan: beki
• → Sranan Tongo: beki
  • → Guyanese Creole English: bakee, bakie, baky

From bek +‎ -en.

bekken

1. (intransitive, literally) to peck (at a target)
2. (intransitive, rare) to snap, to sneer (at someone)
3. (intransitive, colloquial) to sound, to feel in the mouth when sung or spoken
4. (intransitive, colloquial, pejorative) to kiss intensely, to French kiss

• afbekken

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bekken

1. Plural form of bek

bekken

1. Rōmaji transcription of べっけん

bekken

1. Alternative form of bekenen

bekken m

1. definite singular of bekk

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.

bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken or bekkener, definite plural bekkena or bekkenene)

1. (anatomy) a pelvis
2. a bedpan
3. (music) a cymbal
4. (geography) a basin

• cymbal (music)

• elvebekken

• “bekken” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛçːən/, /ˈbɛkːən/

bekken m

1. definite singular of bekk

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.

bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken, definite plural bekkena)

1. (anatomy) a pelvis
2. a bedpan
3. (music) a cymbal

   Synonym: symbal

4. (geography) a basin

• elvebekken

• “bekken” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.