hobekien

Basque

Etymology

From hobeki (“better”, adverb) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hobekien/ [ho.β̞e.ki.ẽn]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /obekien/ [o.β̞e.ki.ẽn]
• Rhymes: -ien, -en
• Hyphenation: ho‧be‧ki‧en

Adverb

hobekien

1. (chiefly Northern) superlative degree of ondo and ongi (“well”); better

   Synonyms: ondoen (Southern), hobekienik (Northern)

Derived terms

• hobekienik

Further reading

• “hobekien”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “hobekien”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005