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See also: békén

English

Etymology

From Middle English bekennen, bikennen, equivalent to be- + ken (to perceive). Cognate with Dutch bekennen (to acknowledge, confess), German bekennen (to admit, confess), Swedish bekänna (to profess, confess).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪˈkɛn/, /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

beken (third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To commit or commend to the care of.
    • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section II:
      Now I bikenne þe criste quod she · and his clene moder.
  4. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
  5. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
  6. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.

Anagrams

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Dutch

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːkə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Noun

beken

  1. plural of beek

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

beken

  1. inflection of bekennen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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Hungarian

Etymology

be- (onto) + ken (smear)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛkɛn]
  • Hyphenation: be‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

beken

  1. (transitive) to anoint, spread, smear (to distribute in an even layer), to apply/put on (a soft substance, cream, oil, paint, etc.)
    bekeni az arcát krémmelto apply cream on one's face

Conjugation

More information 1st person sg, 2nd person sg informal ...
More information 1st person sg, 2nd person sg informal ...

Derived terms

  • bekenés

Further reading

  • beken in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • beken in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch bekend ((well-)known), from Middle Dutch bekent, part participle of bekennen (to know).

Pronunciation

Noun

bêkèn

  1. (colloquial, dialectal) synonym of terkenal (famous)

Derived terms

  • (colloquial, dialectal) kebekenan (fame)

Further reading

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bēacn, bēcn, from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːkən/, /ˈbɛːkən/

Noun

beken (plural bekenes)

  1. A fire that signals an impending attack or danger.
  2. (rare) The structure a beacon is placed on.
  3. (rare) A lighthouse.
  4. (rare) A flag (piece of cloth with distinctive patterning)

Descendants

  • English: beacon
  • Scots: beikin, bekin

References

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