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besh

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Jicarilla

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš. Cognate with Navajo béésh and Western Apache besh.

Noun

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besh

  1. knife

References

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  • Phone, Wilhelmina; Olson, Maureen; Martinez, Matilda (2007), Axelrod, Melissa, Gómez de García, Lachler, Jordan, editors, Dictionary of Jicarilla Apache / Abáachi Mizaa Iłkeeʼ Siijai, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 116

Tagalog

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Etymology

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    Clipping of beshie, an unadapted borrowing from English bestie, from best + -ie.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    besh (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔)

    1. a term of address; bestie
      Synonyms: baks, beh

    Uzbek

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    Uzbek numbers (edit)
    50
     ←  4 5 6  → 
        Cardinal: besh
        Ordinal: beshinchi
    Other scripts
    Arabic Afghan Uzbek بېش (besh)
    Yangi Imlo بېش
    Cyrillic беш
    Latin besh

    Etymology

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    Inherited from Chagatai بیش (byš), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ĺ. Cognate with Uyghur بەش / besh / бәш; Turkmen bäş, Azerbaijani بئش / беш / beş, Turkish beş; Old Turkic 𐰋𐱁 (b²š /⁠bäš⁠/, “five”); etc.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /beʃ/, [beʃ]
    • Hyphenation: besh

    Numeral

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    besh

    1. five

    Western Apache

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš. Cognate with Navajo béésh and Jicarilla besh.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    besh

    1. knife