English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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besan (uncountable)

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

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Asturian

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Verb

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besan

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of besar

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Tagalog baisan.

Noun

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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
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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From bȇs.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. furious
Declension
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positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative besan besna besno
genitive besna besne besna
dative besnu besnoj besnu
accusative inanimate
animate
besan
besna
besnu besno
vocative besan besna besno
locative besnu besnoj besnu
instrumental besnim besnom besnim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative besni besne besna
genitive besnih besnih besnih
dative besnim(a) besnim(a) besnim(a)
accusative besne besne besna
vocative besni besne besna
locative besnim(a) besnim(a) besnim(a)
instrumental besnim(a) besnim(a) besnim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative besni besna besno
genitive besnog(a) besne besnog(a)
dative besnom(u/e) besnoj besnom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate
besni
besnog(a)
besnu besno
vocative besni besna besno
locative besnom(e/u) besnoj besnom(e/u)
instrumental besnim besnom besnim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative besni besne besna
genitive besnih besnih besnih
dative besnim(a) besnim(a) besnim(a)
accusative besne besne besna
vocative besni besne besna
locative besnim(a) besnim(a) besnim(a)
instrumental besnim(a) besnim(a) besnim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bešnji bešnja bešnje
genitive bešnjeg(a) bešnje bešnjeg(a)
dative bešnjem(u) bešnjoj bešnjem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
bešnji
bešnjeg(a)
bešnju bešnje
vocative bešnji bešnja bešnje
locative bešnjem(u) bešnjoj bešnjem(u)
instrumental bešnjim bešnjom bešnjim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bešnji bešnje bešnja
genitive bešnjih bešnjih bešnjih
dative bešnjim(a) bešnjim(a) bešnjim(a)
accusative bešnje bešnje bešnja
vocative bešnji bešnje bešnja
locative bešnjim(a) bešnjim(a) bešnjim(a)
instrumental bešnjim(a) bešnjim(a) bešnjim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najbešnji najbešnja najbešnje
genitive najbešnjeg(a) najbešnje najbešnjeg(a)
dative najbešnjem(u) najbešnjoj najbešnjem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate
najbešnji
najbešnjeg(a)
najbešnju najbešnje
vocative najbešnji najbešnja najbešnje
locative najbešnjem(u) najbešnjoj najbešnjem(u)
instrumental najbešnjim najbešnjom najbešnjim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najbešnji najbešnje najbešnja
genitive najbešnjih najbešnjih najbešnjih
dative najbešnjim(a) najbešnjim(a) najbešnjim(a)
accusative najbešnje najbešnje najbešnja
vocative najbešnji najbešnje najbešnja
locative najbešnjim(a) najbešnjim(a) najbešnjim(a)
instrumental najbešnjim(a) najbešnjim(a) najbešnjim(a)

Etymology 2

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From bez- +‎ san.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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bèsan (Cyrillic spelling бѐсан, definite bèsanī)

  1. sleepless
Declension
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indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative besan besana besano
genitive besana besane besana
dative besanu besanoj besanu
accusative inanimate
animate
besan
besana
besanu besano
vocative besan besana besano
locative besanu besanoj besanu
instrumental besanim besanom besanim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative besani besane besana
genitive besanih besanih besanih
dative besanim(a) besanim(a) besanim(a)
accusative besane besane besana
vocative besani besane besana
locative besanim(a) besanim(a) besanim(a)
instrumental besanim(a) besanim(a) besanim(a)
definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative besani besana besano
genitive besanog(a) besane besanog(a)
dative besanom(u/e) besanoj besanom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate
besani
besanog(a)
besanu besano
vocative besani besana besano
locative besanom(e/u) besanoj besanom(e/u)
instrumental besanim besanom besanim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative besani besane besana
genitive besanih besanih besanih
dative besanim(a) besanim(a) besanim(a)
accusative besane besane besana
vocative besani besane besana
locative besanim(a) besanim(a) besanim(a)
instrumental besanim(a) besanim(a) besanim(a)
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References

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  • besan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • besan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

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Verb

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besan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of besar