Balinese

Noun

beli

1. older brother
2. an older male person, to whom one has a close relation (e.x. husband, boy-friend, cousin)

Usage notes

• Beli Wayan, lakar kija?

  Wayan, where are you going?

Catalan

Verb

beli

1. first-person singular present subjunctive form of belar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of belar
3. third-person singular imperative form of belar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay beli, from Proto-Malayic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bəli, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.

Verb

beli ‎(used in the form membeli)

1. to buy (to obtain for money)

Derived terms

• membeli
• membelikan
• pembelian
• terbeli

Italian

Verb

beli

1. second-person singular present indicative of belare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of belare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of belare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of belare
5. third-person singular imperative of belare

Anagrams

• bile

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bəli, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəli/
• Rhymes: -əli, -li, -i

Verb

beli ‎(used in the form membeli)

1. to buy (to obtain for money)

Derived terms

• membeli
• membelikan
• pembelian
• terbeli

Novial

Adjective

beli ‎(shortened bel)

1. beautiful

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin vellere, present active infinitive of vellō, with a change in conjugation. Traditionally, it was usually thought to be from Slavic bĕliti ("to whiten"); however, this presents a problem with semantics and there is already another word in Romanian derived from this source, bili, that preserved the original meaning. ^[1] Compare also Aromanian bilescu.

Verb

a beli ‎(third-person singular present belește, past participle belit) 4th conj.

1. to skin, flay, excoriate
2. (figuratively) to rob; to fleece

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (skin, flay): jupui
• (rob): jefui

References

1. ↑ Romanian Explanatory Dictionary

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English belly.

Noun

beli

1. abdomen

Turkish

Noun

beli

1. accusative singular of bel
2. third-person singular possessive of bel

Volapük

Noun

beli

1. accusative singular of bel