Translingual
Symbol
bwe
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Bwe Karen.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Bwe Karen terms
Bongili
Etymology
Cognate with Mbati ɓòlò (“honey”).
Noun
bwe
- honey
Marshallese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɛ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠɛj/
- Bender phonemes: {bey}
Conjunction
bwe
- so that
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɛ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠɛj/
- Bender phonemes: {bey}
Conjunction
bwe
- because
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɛ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠɛj/
- Bender phonemes: {bey}
Noun
bwe
- leftover
- remainder
- balance
- excess
- odd
- residual
- residue
- surplus
Etymology 4
From bwe (leftover).
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɛ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠɛj/
- Bender phonemes: {bey}
Noun
bwe
- result of divination
- forecast
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠɛ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠɛj/
- Bender phonemes: {bey}
Verb
bwe
- enough
- sufficient
- adequate
- decent
- fair
Etymology 6
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [pˠe]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /pˠej/
- Bender phonemes: {bȩy}
Noun
bwe
- knot in divination
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From bre.
Interjection
bwe (no known Cyrillic variant)
- (Serbia, Internet slang, informal, intensifier) used to express passion about a topic.
Shona
Noun
bwe class 5 (plural mabwe class 6)
- Karanga form of ibwe