bewe

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch beven, from Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.

Pronunciation
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Verb

bewe (present bewe, present participle bewende, past participle gebewe)

  1. tremble; shiver

Middle English

Adjective

bewe

  1. Alternative form of beau

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeve/

Noun

bewe (mutated form mbewe)

  1. lip

References
  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 34.
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