bwe

See also: bwè and bwě

Bongili

Etymology

Cognate with Mbati ɓòlò (“honey”).

Noun

bwe

1. honey

Marshallese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɛ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠɛj/
• Bender phonemes: {bey}

Conjunction

bwe

1. so that

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɛ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠɛj/
• Bender phonemes: {bey}

Conjunction

bwe

1. because

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɛ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠɛj/
• Bender phonemes: {bey}

Noun

bwe

1. leftover
2. remainder
3. balance
4. excess
5. odd
6. residual
7. residue
8. surplus

Etymology 4

From bwe (leftover).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɛ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠɛj/
• Bender phonemes: {bey}

Noun

bwe

1. result of divination
2. forecast

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɛ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠɛj/
• Bender phonemes: {bey}

Verb

bwe

1. enough
2. sufficient
3. adequate
4. decent
5. fair

Etymology 6

Alternative forms

• bo

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠe]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠej/
• Bender phonemes: {bȩy}

Noun

bwe

1. knot in divination

Related terms

• bubu

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From bre.

Interjection

bwe (no known Cyrillic variant)

1. (Serbia, Internet slang, informal, intensifier) used to express passion about a topic.

Related terms

• bre

Shona

Noun

bwe class 5 (plural mabwe class 6)

1. Karanga form of ibwe