besi

See also: besí and běsi

Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Bilba

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Catalan

Verb

besi

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

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Dairi Batak

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Indonesian
Chemical element
Fe
Previous: mangan (Mn)
Next: kobalt (Co)

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bəˈsi]
  • Hyphenation: bê‧si

Noun

besi (first-person possessive besiku, second-person possessive besimu, third-person possessive besinya)

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Derived terms
  • membesi
  • besi aji
  • besi batang
  • besi berani
  • besi bulat
  • besi cetak
  • besi cor
  • besi debus
  • besi delta
  • besi karsani
  • besi kawi
  • besi lantai
  • besi lantak
  • besi lempeng
  • besi melela
  • besi merah
  • besi pamor
  • besi papan
  • besi pijar
  • besi putih
  • besi sembrani
  • besi tanah
  • besi tempa
  • besi tempaan
  • besi tempawan
  • besi tuang

Further reading

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Komodo

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Malay
Chemical element
Fe
Previous: mangan (Mn)
Next: kobalt (Co)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bəsi]
  • Rhymes: -əsi, -si, -i
  • Audio (MY)(file)

Noun

besi (Jawi spelling بسي‎, informal 1st possessive besiku, 2nd possessive besimu, 3rd possessive besinya)

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Synonyms

Descendants
Descendants
  • → Dairi Batak: besi
  • → Karo Batak: besi
  • → Toba Batak: bosi / ᯅᯬᯘᯪ
  • → Bau Bidayuh: bosi
  • → Bilba: besi
  • → Bima: βesi
  • → Buginese: bessi
  • Indonesian: besi
  • → Old Javanese: wesi
  • → Kambera: báhi
  • → Komodo: besi
  • → Makasar: bassi
  • → Malagasy: vy
  • → Mandar: bassi
  • → Manggarai: besi
  • → Ngaju: wasi
  • → Rejang: besey
  • → Rembong: besi
  • → Sundanese: ᮘᮩᮞᮤ (beusi)
  • → Tae': bassi
  • → Tetum: besi

Middle English

Adjective

besi

  1. Alternative form of bisy

Rembong

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Sakizaya

Noun

besi

  1. (anatomy) gall bladder
  2. bubble

Sasak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bass.

Noun

besi (needs class)

  1. bass

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English base.

Noun

besi (needs class)

  1. (chemistry) base

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay besi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbe.si]

Noun

besi

  1. iron

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

Noun

besi

  1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay besi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbe.s̪i/

Noun

besi

  1. iron (metal)

References
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
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