"becaina" meaning in Catalan

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Noun

IPA: [bəˈkaj.nə] [Balearic, Central], [beˈkaj.na] [Valencian] Forms: becaines [plural]
Etymology: From bec (“beak”) + -aina, as if a heavy beak were causing the nods. Etymology templates: {{af|ca|bec|-aina|t1=beak}} bec (“beak”) + -aina Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} becaina f (plural becaines)
  1. a nod caused by sleepiness Tags: feminine Synonyms: becada
    Sense id: en-becaina-ca-noun-GDBLKpIV Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Catalan terms suffixed with -aina Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Catalan terms suffixed with -aina: 67 33
  2. nap, doze Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: becada
    Sense id: en-becaina-ca-noun-h89QGXWG Disambiguation of Sleep: 16 84

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for becaina meaning in Catalan (1.4kB)

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        }
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        "Balearic",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ca:Sleep"
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        "nap, doze"
      ],
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          "doze",
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