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beken
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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
Verb
beken (third-person singular simple present bekens, present participle bekenning, simple past and past participle bekenned or bekent)
- (transitive, obsolete) To make known; reveal.
- (transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
- (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.
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To admit as possessor.
- (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To acquaint; instruct.
Anagrams
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Dutch
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
beken
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
beken
- inflection of bekennen:
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Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
beken
- (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 krémmel ― to apply cream on one's face
Conjugation
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
Etymology
From Dutch bekend (“(well-)known”), from Middle Dutch bekent, part participle of bekennen (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bəˈkɛn/ [bəˈken]
- Rhymes: -ɛn
- Syllabification: be‧ken
Noun
bêkèn
- (colloquial, dialectal) synonym of terkenal (“famous”)
Derived terms
- (colloquial, dialectal) kebekenan (“fame”)
Further reading
- “beken” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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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
Noun
beken (plural bekenes)
- A fire that signals an impending attack or danger.
- (rare) The structure a beacon is placed on.
- (rare) A lighthouse.
- (rare) A flag (piece of cloth with distinctive patterning)
Related terms
Descendants
- English: beacon
- Scots: beikin, bekin
References
- “bẹ̄ken, bēken, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 June 2018.
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