"be" meaning in Esperanto

See be in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /be/
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|eo}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|eo|interjection}} be
  1. The characteristic cry of a sheep. Derived forms: bei
    Sense id: en-be-eo-intj-YGH19tfM Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto onomatopoeias, Pages with 60 entries, Pages with entries
     
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "be",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "be"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 60 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "bei"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The characteristic cry of a sheep."
      ],
      "id": "en-be-eo-intj-YGH19tfM",
      "links": [
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic#English"
        ],
        [
          "cry",
          "cry#English"
        ],
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/be/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bei"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "be",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "be"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto 1-syllable words",
        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto interjections",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto onomatopoeias",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Pages with 60 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Esperanto/e",
        "Rhymes:Esperanto/e/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The characteristic cry of a sheep."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic#English"
        ],
        [
          "cry",
          "cry#English"
        ],
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/be/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

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