besan

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɪsən/

Noun

besan (uncountable)

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

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Further reading

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Asturian

Verb

besan

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of besar

Malay

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. furious
Declension

Etymology 2

From bez- + san.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

bèsan (definite bèsanī, Cyrillic spelling бѐсан)

  1. sleepless
Declension
  • besanost
  • besanica

References

  • besan” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • besan” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Verb

besan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of besar
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