belsona

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From bela (beautiful) +‎ sono (sound) +‎ -a (adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [belˈsona]
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Hyphenation: bel‧so‧na

Adjective

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belsona (accusative singular belsonan, plural belsonaj, accusative plural belsonajn)

  1. euphonious
    • 1931, British Esperantist, volume 28, page 75:
      Eble tiu vorto ne estas tre belsona, tamen tio estas la loka nomo de la sabla krabo ĝis hodiaŭ.
      Perhaps this word is not very euphonious, but this is the local name of the sand crab up to today.