"bedeng" meaning in Makasar

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈbedeŋ/, [ˈɓe.dẽŋ] Forms: beng [alternative]
Head templates: {{mak-adv}} bedeng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨉᨙ or 𑻤𑻵𑻧𑻵)
  1. adverb marking a statement or question as hearsay, quotation, or less definitive: reportedly, allegedly, it is said, they say, so I hear Derived forms (affixations): aʼbedeng, aʼbeng, bedeng-bedengang, paʼbedengang Derived forms (reduplications): bedeng-bedeng
    Sense id: en-bedeng-mak-adv-wtntDjsZ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Makasar entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 10 8 48 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 6 5 60 7 2 Disambiguation of Makasar entries with incorrect language header: 67 31 2 Disambiguation of 'affixations': 93 7 0 Disambiguation of 'reduplications': 93 7
  2. adverb used to soften a command or request into a polite suggestion or invitation: I would say, perhaps, if you please
    Sense id: en-bedeng-mak-adv-3RvgvxzP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbedeŋ/, [ˈɓe.dẽŋ] Forms: bedenga [definite], bedenna [possessive, third-person]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch bedden, plural of bed (“garden bed, plot”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|mak|nl|bedden}} Borrowed from Dutch bedden Head templates: {{mak-noun}} bedeng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨉᨙ or 𑻤𑻵𑻧𑻵, definite bedenga, 3rd person possessive bedenna)
  1. vegetable bed; garden bed
    Sense id: en-bedeng-mak-noun-85IMM7f2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_number": "1",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bedeng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨉᨙ or 𑻤𑻵𑻧𑻵)",
      "name": "mak-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧deng"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "be‧deng"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Makasar",
  "lang_code": "mak",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 10 8 48 12 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 6 5 60 7 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 31 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Makasar entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "sense": "reduplications",
          "word": "bedeng-bedeng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7 0",
          "sense": "affixations",
          "word": "aʼbedeng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "sense": "affixations",
          "word": "aʼbeng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "sense": "affixations",
          "word": "bedeng-bedengang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "sense": "affixations",
          "word": "paʼbedengang"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Once upon a time, so they say, there was a king.",
          "text": "Niaʼ bedeng seʼre karaeng",
          "translation": "Once upon a time, so they say, there was a king.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Did you, as someone told me, call me all sorts of bad names?",
          "text": "Nupakkanaiaʼ beng?",
          "translation": "Did you, as someone told me, call me all sorts of bad names?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adverb marking a statement or question as hearsay, quotation, or less definitive: reportedly, allegedly, it is said, they say, so I hear"
      ],
      "id": "en-bedeng-mak-adv-wtntDjsZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "reportedly",
          "reportedly"
        ],
        [
          "allegedly",
          "allegedly"
        ],
        [
          "it is said",
          "it is said"
        ],
        [
          "they say",
          "they say"
        ],
        [
          "so I hear",
          "so I hear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              10,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Go, I would say, and take a look at him.",
          "text": "Mangesàko bedeng ciniki",
          "translation": "Go, I would say, and take a look at him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adverb used to soften a command or request into a polite suggestion or invitation: I would say, perhaps, if you please"
      ],
      "id": "en-bedeng-mak-adv-3RvgvxzP",
      "links": [
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ],
        [
          "if you please",
          "if you please"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbedeŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɓe.dẽŋ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedeng"
}

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    [
      "bedden",
      "bedden#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "bed",
      "bed#Dutch"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
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        "2": "nl",
        "3": "bedden"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Dutch bedden",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Dutch bedden, plural of bed (“garden bed, plot”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bedenga",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedenna",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "mak-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧deng"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "be‧deng"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Makasar",
  "lang_code": "mak",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vegetable bed; garden bed"
      ],
      "id": "en-bedeng-mak-noun-85IMM7f2",
      "links": [
        [
          "vegetable",
          "vegetable"
        ],
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          "bed",
          "bed"
        ],
        [
          "garden",
          "garden"
        ],
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbedeŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɓe.dẽŋ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedeng"
}
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    "Makasar lemmas",
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    "Makasar terms derived from Dutch",
    "Makasar terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "reduplications",
      "word": "bedeng-bedeng"
    },
    {
      "sense": "affixations",
      "word": "aʼbedeng"
    },
    {
      "sense": "affixations",
      "word": "aʼbeng"
    },
    {
      "sense": "affixations",
      "word": "bedeng-bedengang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "affixations",
      "word": "paʼbedengang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "beng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "be‧deng"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "be‧deng"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mak",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        "Makasar terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              5,
              11
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Once upon a time, so they say, there was a king.",
          "text": "Niaʼ bedeng seʼre karaeng",
          "translation": "Once upon a time, so they say, there was a king.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Did you, as someone told me, call me all sorts of bad names?",
          "text": "Nupakkanaiaʼ beng?",
          "translation": "Did you, as someone told me, call me all sorts of bad names?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adverb marking a statement or question as hearsay, quotation, or less definitive: reportedly, allegedly, it is said, they say, so I hear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reportedly",
          "reportedly"
        ],
        [
          "allegedly",
          "allegedly"
        ],
        [
          "it is said",
          "it is said"
        ],
        [
          "they say",
          "they say"
        ],
        [
          "so I hear",
          "so I hear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Makasar terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
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              16
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              4,
              15
            ]
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          "english": "Go, I would say, and take a look at him.",
          "text": "Mangesàko bedeng ciniki",
          "translation": "Go, I would say, and take a look at him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adverb used to soften a command or request into a polite suggestion or invitation: I would say, perhaps, if you please"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ],
        [
          "if you please",
          "if you please"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbedeŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɓe.dẽŋ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedeng"
}

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    "Makasar nouns",
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    "Makasar terms derived from Dutch",
    "Makasar terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "affixations",
      "word": "aʼbedeng"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "bedden",
      "bedden#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "bed",
      "bed#Dutch"
    ]
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      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
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      "form": "bedenga",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedenna",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "expansion": "bedeng (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨉᨙ or 𑻤𑻵𑻧𑻵, definite bedenga, 3rd person possessive bedenna)",
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    }
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      ],
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          "bed",
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        ],
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          "bed",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbedeŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɓe.dẽŋ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedeng"
}

Download raw JSONL data for bedeng meaning in Makasar (3.6kB)

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