betun

See also: betún

German

Alternative forms

  • bethun

Etymology

be- + tun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈtuːn/
  • (file)

Verb

betun (irregular, third-person singular present betut, past tense betat, past participle betan, past subjunctive betäte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, reflexive) to care for, strive for
    • 1880, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander, editor, Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon, volume 5, Leipzig: Brockhaus, page 62:
      Wer sich mit Weibern und Würfeln bethut, ist auf dem Wege zur Armuth.
      Who looks after women and dice is headed for poverty.

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish betún.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /beˈtun/ [bɛˈtun]
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: be‧tun

Noun

betún (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. shoe polish
    Synonym: pakintab

Derived terms

  • tagabetun
  • tagapagbetun

Volapük

Noun

betun

  1. concrete
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