betis

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bətíʔəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: be‧tis

Noun

betis

1. (anatomy) foot

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay betis, from Proto-Malayic *bətis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

betis (first-person possessive betisku, second-person possessive betismu, third-person possessive betisnya)

1. (anatomy) calf (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee)

Kapampangan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bətíʔəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Noun

bétis

1. (anatomy) foot

Latin

Verb

bētis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of bētō

References

• “betis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “betis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Maguindanao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bətíʔəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /bəˈtis/ [bɨˈʈɪʂ]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: be‧tis

Noun

bëtís

1. leg

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bətis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bətes/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bətɪs/
• Rhymes: -ətes, -tes, -es

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -is

Noun

betis (Jawi spelling بتيس, plural betis-betis, informal 1st possessive betisku, 2nd possessive betismu, 3rd possessive betisnya)

1. (anatomy) calf (anatomy: back of the leg below the knee)

Descendants

• Indonesian: betis

Further reading

• “betis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲedʲisʲ]

Verb

betis

1. third-person plural past subjunctive of is

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
betis	betis pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbetis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbetis/ [ˈbɛː.t̪ɪs]
• Rhymes: -etis
• Syllabification: be‧tis

Noun

betis (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

1. betis, a threatened species of tree with hard wood that can be made as planks (Madhuca betis)

   Synonym: betis-lalaki

Derived terms

• betis-lalaki

 

Further reading

• “betis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018