besi

besi

1. Romanization of ᬩᭂᬲᬶ

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

• (traditional) IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbe.zi]
• (frequently) IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.zi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbə.zi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.zi]

besi

1. inflection of besar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Chemical element
Fe
Previous: mangan (Mn)
Next: kobalt (Co)

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

• IPA^(key): [bəˈsi]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bê‧si

bêsi (first-person possessive besiku, second-person possessive besimu, third-person possessive besinya)

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

• “besi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Chemical element
Fe
Previous: mangan (Mn)
Next: kobalt (Co)

• basi (Brunei Malay)
• بسي

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

• IPA^(key): [bəsi]
• Rhymes: -əsi, -si, -i

• Audio (Malaysia):

  (file)

besi (Jawi spelling بسي, informal 1st possessive besiku, 2nd possessive besimu, 3rd possessive besinya)

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

• ferum / فيروم
• logam

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بسي bĕsi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 53
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بسي bĕsi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 100
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bĕsi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 131

• “besi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

besi

1. Alternative form of bisy

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

• IPA^(key): /bə.ˈsi/, [b(ə).ˈɕi]

besi

1. (anatomy) gall bladder
2. bubble

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

Borrowed from English bass.

besi (needs class)

1. bass

Borrowed from English base.

besi (needs class)

1. (chemistry) base

From Malay besi.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbe.si]

besi

1. iron

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

besi

1. (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

From Malay besi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.s̪i/

besi

1. iron (metal)

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics