beles

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɛ.ləs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɛ.les]

Verb

beles

1. second-person singular present indicative of belar

Adjective

beles

1. feminine nominative/oblique plural of biau

Alternative forms

• biles
• bilis

Etymology

Derived from Spanish maravedís, plural of maravedí, ultimately from Arabic مُرَابِطِين (murābiṭīn, literally “holy men”), the name of the Almoravid rulers of Muslim Spain during the 12th century. Doublet of marabilis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbeles/ [ˈbɛː.lɛs]
• Rhymes: -eles
• Syllabification: be‧les

Noun

beles (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (historical) half-centavo coins (used during the Spanish occupation)

   Synonyms: kusing, binting, kumag, marabilis

Further reading

• “beles”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎, volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 467–504

Noun

beles

1. dative plural of bel