besar

From Latin bāsiāre, present active infinitive of bāsiō (“kiss”).

besar (first-person singular indicative present beso, past participle besáu)

1. to kiss

• besu

Inherited from Latin bāsiāre. Cognate with Occitan baisar, French baiser, Spanish besar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [beˈzaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Homophones: basar, vesar

besar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besí, past participle besat); root stress: (Central) /e/, (informal) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/, (informal) /e/; (Balearic) /e/, (informal) /ə/

1. to kiss

   Synonym: petonejar

• “besar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “besar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “besar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “besar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsar/
• Rhymes: -əsar, -sar, -ar

From Malay besar, from Classical Malay besar (“big”).

bêsar (superlative terbesar)

1. big, large

   Synonyms: gadang, gede, raya

   Antonym: kecil

   Gajah adalah binatang yang besar, dan mereka banyak makan. ― Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.

2. (figurative) Having a large physical extent from side to side; wide.

   Synonym: lebar

   Antonym: sempit

3. (figurative) Large in expanse; spacious

   Synonym: luas

   Antonyms: kecil, sempit

4. (figurative, of quantity) A large amount; a lot.

   Synonym: banyak

   Antonym: sedikit

5. (figurative, of person) grown; adult

   Synonym: dewasa

6. (figurative, of person) great; powerful; noble
7. (figurative, of person) more mature; maturer.
8. (figurative) very important; essential.

From Javanese besar.

besar

1. (botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits; mulberry.

   Synonyms: kertau, murbei

2. The fruit of this tree.

   Synonyms: kertau, murbei

• bebesaran
• besaran

• IPA^(key): /bəsar/
• Rhymes: -ar

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besar (Jawi spelling بسر‎)

1. big, large (of a great size)

   Synonym: kecil

2. big (adult)

   Synonym: kecil

3. being of the highest ranking in an occupational position; top, head

   guru besar ― headteacher

besar (Jawi spelling بسر‎, plural besar-besar, informal 1st possessive besarku, 2nd possessive besarmu, 3rd possessive besarnya)

1. size, area

   Synonyms: saiz, ukuran

   Besar rumah ni hampir 900 kaki persegi.

   The area of this house is close to 900 square feet.

• lebar

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

From Malay besar.

besar

1. big (of a great size)
2. big (adult)

From Malay besar.

besar

1. big (of a great size)
2. big (adult)

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin bāsiāre (“to kiss”).

• IPA^(key): /beˈsaɾ/ [beˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: be‧sar

besar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besé, past participle besado)

1. to kiss
2. (reciprocal) to kiss (each other, one another)
3. (reflexive) to make out with, to neck with [+ con (object)]

• “besar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014