besin

Catalan

Pronunciation

(traditional) IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈbe.zin]
(frequently) IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.zin]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbə.zin]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbe.zin]

Verb

besin

inflection of besar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

Turkish

Etymology

A post-Ottoman coinage based on the native word beslemek to replace the Arabic-derived gıda.

Noun

besin (definite accusative besini, plural besinler)

(ecology) food, aliment
Synonym: gıda
- 2013, Özkan Evcin et al., “Anadolu ağaç sincabinin (Sciurus anomalus (Güldenstaedt, 1785)) ekolojisi: kastamonu-araç merkez orman işletme şefliği örneği”:
  Ceviz gibi sert kabuklu meyveler temel besinleridir.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “besin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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