bē

See also: Appendix:Variations of "be"

Hawaiian

Noun

bē

1. The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of bē – see 未 (“to have not; not yet; not; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 未).

For pronunciation and definitions of bē – see 袂 (“cannot; wouldn't; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 袂).

For pronunciation and definitions of bē – see 𣍐 (“cannot; wouldn't; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 𣍐).

For pronunciation and definitions of bē – see 賣 (“to sell”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 賣).

Latvian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛː]

• Audio:

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Noun

bē m (invariable)

1. The Latvian name of the Latin script letter B/b.

See also

• Latvian letter names:

  a (A), garais ā (Ā), bē (B), cē (C), čē (Č), dē (D), e (E), garais ē (Ē), ef (F), gā (G), ģē (Ģ), hā (H), i (I), garais ī (Ī), jē (J), kā (K), ķē (Ķ), el (L), eļ (Ļ), em (M), en (N), eņ (Ņ), o (O), pē (P), er (R), es (S), eš (Š), tē (T), u (U), garais ū (Ū), vē (V), zē (Z), žē (Ž)

Mandarin

Romanization

bē (be¹, Zhuyin ㄅㄜ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of ㄅ

Mwotlap

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ᵐbei, from Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbɪ/

Noun

bē (determinate nēbē)

1. water, fresh water
2. stream, river, lake
3. liquid

References

• François, Alexandre. 2024. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry bē.

Vurës

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ᵐbei, from Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbe/

Noun

bē

1. water

References

• Vurës Lexicon