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beken

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See also: békén

English

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /bɪˈkɛn/, /bəˈkɛn/

Verb

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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.

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Dutch

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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beken

  1. plural of beek

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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beken

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

Hungarian

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Etymology

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be- (onto) +‎ ken (smear)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • beken in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: 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).

Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈkɛn]
  • Hyphenation: bê‧kèn

Noun

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bêkèn

  1. (colloquial) (well-)known

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːkən/, /ˈbɛːkən/

Noun

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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)
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Descendants

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  • English: beacon
  • Scots: beikin, bekin

References

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