besan

English

Etymology

From Tamil [Term?]. Compare Hindi बेसन (besan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪsən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪsən
• Homophone: basin

Noun

besan (uncountable)

1. Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.

Translations

gram flour

• Burmese: ပဲမှုန့် (my) (pai:hmun.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鷹嘴豆粉 / 鹰嘴豆粉 (yīngzuǐdòufěn)

• Finnish: gram-jauho (fi), kikhernejauho (fi)
• Hindi: बेसन (hi) (besan)
• Marathi: बेसन n (besan)

Further reading

• gram flour on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• BANES, Banes, Benas, banes, basen, beans, nabes, nesba

Asturian

Verb

besan

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of besar

Malay

Alternative forms

• bisan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog baisan.

Noun

besan

1. co-parent-in-law, co-parents-in-law
   • 2007, Monica Janowski, Fiona Kerlogue, Kinship and food in South East Asia, pages 32, 56:

     At the head of the main ritual units stand the young couple's parents who through the marriage have become besan to each other. […] Marriage unites the parents of a bride and groom who then become besan

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From bȇs.

Alternative forms

• bijésan (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /běːsan/
• Hyphenation: be‧san

Adjective

bésan (Cyrillic spelling бе́сан, definite bȇsnī, comparative bešnji)

1. furious

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		besan	besna	besno
genitive		besna	besne	besna
dative		besnu	besnoj	besnu
accusative	inanimate animate	besan besna	besnu	besno
vocative		besan	besna	besno
locative		besnu	besnoj	besnu
instrumental		besnim	besnom	besnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		besni	besne	besna
genitive		besnih	besnih	besnih
dative		besnim(a)	besnim(a)	besnim(a)
accusative		besne	besne	besna
vocative		besni	besne	besna
locative		besnim(a)	besnim(a)	besnim(a)
instrumental		besnim(a)	besnim(a)	besnim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		besni	besna	besno
genitive		besnog(a)	besne	besnog(a)
dative		besnom(u/e)	besnoj	besnom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	besni besnog(a)	besnu	besno
vocative		besni	besna	besno
locative		besnom(e/u)	besnoj	besnom(e/u)
instrumental		besnim	besnom	besnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		besni	besne	besna
genitive		besnih	besnih	besnih
dative		besnim(a)	besnim(a)	besnim(a)
accusative		besne	besne	besna
vocative		besni	besne	besna
locative		besnim(a)	besnim(a)	besnim(a)
instrumental		besnim(a)	besnim(a)	besnim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bešnji	bešnja	bešnje
genitive		bešnjeg(a)	bešnje	bešnjeg(a)
dative		bešnjem(u)	bešnjoj	bešnjem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	bešnji bešnjeg(a)	bešnju	bešnje
vocative		bešnji	bešnja	bešnje
locative		bešnjem(u)	bešnjoj	bešnjem(u)
instrumental		bešnjim	bešnjom	bešnjim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bešnji	bešnje	bešnja
genitive		bešnjih	bešnjih	bešnjih
dative		bešnjim(a)	bešnjim(a)	bešnjim(a)
accusative		bešnje	bešnje	bešnja
vocative		bešnji	bešnje	bešnja
locative		bešnjim(a)	bešnjim(a)	bešnjim(a)
instrumental		bešnjim(a)	bešnjim(a)	bešnjim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najbešnji	najbešnja	najbešnje
genitive		najbešnjeg(a)	najbešnje	najbešnjeg(a)
dative		najbešnjem(u)	najbešnjoj	najbešnjem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najbešnji najbešnjeg(a)	najbešnju	najbešnje
vocative		najbešnji	najbešnja	najbešnje
locative		najbešnjem(u)	najbešnjoj	najbešnjem(u)
instrumental		najbešnjim	najbešnjom	najbešnjim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najbešnji	najbešnje	najbešnja
genitive		najbešnjih	najbešnjih	najbešnjih
dative		najbešnjim(a)	najbešnjim(a)	najbešnjim(a)
accusative		najbešnje	najbešnje	najbešnja
vocative		najbešnji	najbešnje	najbešnja
locative		najbešnjim(a)	najbešnjim(a)	najbešnjim(a)
instrumental		najbešnjim(a)	najbešnjim(a)	najbešnjim(a)

Etymology 2

From bez- +‎ san.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /běsan/
• Hyphenation: be‧san

Adjective

bèsan (Cyrillic spelling бѐсан, definite bèsanī)

1. sleepless

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		besan	besana	besano
genitive		besana	besane	besana
dative		besanu	besanoj	besanu
accusative	inanimate animate	besan besana	besanu	besano
vocative		besan	besana	besano
locative		besanu	besanoj	besanu
instrumental		besanim	besanom	besanim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		besani	besane	besana
genitive		besanih	besanih	besanih
dative		besanim(a)	besanim(a)	besanim(a)
accusative		besane	besane	besana
vocative		besani	besane	besana
locative		besanim(a)	besanim(a)	besanim(a)
instrumental		besanim(a)	besanim(a)	besanim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		besani	besana	besano
genitive		besanog(a)	besane	besanog(a)
dative		besanom(u/e)	besanoj	besanom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	besani besanog(a)	besanu	besano
vocative		besani	besana	besano
locative		besanom(e/u)	besanoj	besanom(e/u)
instrumental		besanim	besanom	besanim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		besani	besane	besana
genitive		besanih	besanih	besanih
dative		besanim(a)	besanim(a)	besanim(a)
accusative		besane	besane	besana
vocative		besani	besane	besana
locative		besanim(a)	besanim(a)	besanim(a)
instrumental		besanim(a)	besanim(a)	besanim(a)

Related terms

• besanost
• besanica

References

• “besan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “besan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

Verb

besan

1. third-person plural present indicative of besar