ben

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Translingual

Symbol

ben

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Bengali.

Ek okumalar

• ben on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛn/
• (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /bɪn/
• Homophones: Ben; been (some accents); bin (pin–pen merger)
• Rhymes: -ɛn, -ɪn

Etymology 1

From Middle English ben, bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, favor, compulsory service”), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”). Related to ban. More at boon.

Alternative forms

• bene

Noun

ben (plural bens)

1. (obsolete) A prayer; a petition.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- +‎ in.

Preposition

ben

1. (Scotland, Northern England) In, into.

Adverb

ben (not comparable)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) Inside.

Adjective

ben (comparative benner, superlative benmost)

1. Inner, interior.

Derived terms

• ben-end, ben-room

Noun

ben (plural bens)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room.

Derived terms

• but and ben

References

• The Dictionary of the Scots Language

Etymology 3

From Middle English been, from Old French and Medieval Latin, probably from a North African pronunciation of Arabic بَان (bān, “ben tree”).

Noun

ben (plural bens)

1. A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
2. The winged seed of the ben tree.
3. The oil of the ben seed.

Synonyms

• (tree): drumstick tree, horseradish tree, moringa

Derived terms

• ben-nut
• ben oil

Translations

Etymology 4

From Arabic بِن (bin) and Hebrew בן (ben, “son”).

Alternative forms

• Ben
• bin (Arabic)

Noun

ben (uncountable)

1. (usually capitalized) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Scots ben, benn, from Scottish Gaelic beinn.

Noun

ben (plural bens)

1. A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.

Derived terms

• Ben Lomond
• Ben More
• Ben Nevis
• Ben Venue

Etymology 6

c. 16th century. Probably from Latin bene or Italian bene.

Adjective

ben (comparative benar, superlative benat)

1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Alternative spelling of bene; good.

Derived terms

Etymology 7

Shortening.

Noun

ben (plural bens)

1. (UK, theater, slang, obsolete) A benefit (performance to raise funds).
   • year?, The Catholic Literary Circular (page 75)

     In the Chronicles of the Stage, some curious particulars are given relating to Sir Henry Herbert and the well-known Sir William Davidson, by which we learn, amongst other things, that a “ben” or benefit at Drury Lane, two centuries ago, was worth a hundred pounds.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

See also

• ben-joltram
• ben-shie

Anagrams

• EbN, NEB, NbE, Neb., neb

Amele

Adjective

ben

1. big

Noun

ben

1. a big thing

References

• Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia Kőrtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)

Berbice Creole Dutch

Noun

ben

1. bean

References

• Silvia Kouwenberg, Berbice Dutch Glossed Texts (2013)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈben]
• Rhymes: -en

Adverb

ben

1. Alternative form of bé

   Porteu un vestit ben bonic. ― Wear a very pretty dress.

   Demà al matí ben d'hora m'aixeco i viatjo a Milan. ― Tomorrow morning quite early I'll get up and travel to Milan.

Usage notes

• The form ben is used when it precedes the adjective, adverb or verb form that it modifies, and bé is used in all other cases.

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bénne (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German wenne, wanne, from Old High German hwenne, hwanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, from *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). Cognate with German wenn, wann, English when. Doublet of benn (adverb), from the same Middle High German source.

Conjunction

ben

1. (Luserna) when

   Khåntamar khön ben 'z tüata offe di pinakotèk? ― Can you tell me when the art gallery opens?

References

• “ben” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *bon, from Proto-Celtic *bonus (see Breton Ben-, Welsh bôn). Found as pen in the placename Pentewan.

Noun

ben m (plural benyow)

1. base, foot
2. (of a tree) trunk, stump

Etymology 2

Same source as benyn. Cognate with English queen, among others.

Noun

ben f

1. woman

Usage notes

• Only found in the expression hy ben and its derivatives.

Derived terms

• hy ben (“the other, another”)
• an eyl hy ben (“one another, mutual”)

See also

• kila (masculine equivalent)

Mutation

Corsican

Etymology

From bè (“well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn/

Noun

ben m

1. deceased

Adverb

ben

1. Alternative form of bè

References

• https://infcor.adecec.net/

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse bein (“bone, leg”), from Proto-Germanic *bainą, cognate with English bone, German Bein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːˀn/, [ˈb̥eˀn]

Noun

ben n (singular definite benet, plural indefinite ben)

1. leg (a limb of a human or an animal used for walking; also, by analogy, the legs of a desk or a chair)

   Synonym: pusselanke (childish; joking)

2. bone (any part of the skeleton)
3. sinecure (a position that requires little to no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.)

Declension

References

• “ben” in Den Danske Ordbog

Domari

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀻 (bahiṇī), from Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate with Hindi बहन (bahan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ben̪/, /bɛn̪/

Noun

ben f

1. sister

References

• Matras, Yaron (2012) A Grammar of Domari (Mouton Grammar Library)‎^[3], Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 65

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bim, from Proto-Germanic *beuną.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛn
• IPA^(key): /bɛn/

Verb

ben

1. inflection of zijn:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Usage notes

Ben, as an imperative, is considered non-standard, the standard form being wees.

Synonyms

• (imperative) wees

Descendants

• Skepi Creole Dutch: ben

References

• Taaladvies.net on ‘wees’ or ‘ben’

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ben, from Proto-Germanic *banjō.

Noun

ben n (genitive singular bens, plural ben)

1. wound

Declension

Noun

ben f (genitive singular benjar, plural benjar)

1. wound

Declension

Derived terms

• benjardøgg
• benjarkolvur

Fingallian

Etymology

From Middle English bynne, from Old English binne, from Proto-West Germanic *binnu.

Noun

ben

1. bin

References

• J. J. Hogan and Patrick C. O'Neill (1947) Béaloideas Iml. 17, Uimh 1/2, An Cumann Le Béaloideas Eireann/Folklore of lreland Society, page 264

French

Etymology 1

Alternative form of bien

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Interjection

ben

1. (informal) Well; uh

   Synonym: bah

Derived terms

• ben voyons

Etymology 2

Clipping of bénard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛn/

Noun

ben m (plural bens)

1. (slang) pants, trousers

Further reading

• “ben”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Adverb

ben

1. well
2. properly, nicely

Antonyms

• mâl

Noun

ben

1. good

Related terms

• bon

Galician

Alternative forms

• bem (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ben, from Latin bene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛŋ/ [ˈbɛŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɛŋ
• Hyphenation: ben

Noun

ben m (plural bens)

1. benefit; welfare

   Synonym: beneficio

2. (in the plural) goods
3. good (the forces that are the enemy of evil)

   Antonym: mal

Related terms

• bo

Adverb

ben

1. well

   Antonym: mal

   Ben feito! ― Well done!

2. very; a lot; enough

   Eche un rapaz ben espilido! ― He's a very smart young man!
3. (followed by de or a contraction of de) a lot (of)

   Bótalle ben de zucre, sen medo! ― Add a lot of sugar, don't be shy!

4. plus, or more, upwards

Related terms

• bo

References

• “ben”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ben”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ben”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ben”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bene, French bien, Spanish bien and Portuguese bem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ben/

Adverb

ben (comparative melio, superlative le melio)

1. well

Derived terms

• ben que

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Adverb

ben

1. well

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn/
• Hyphenation: bèn

Adverb

ben (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of bene

   ben fatto ― well done

Derived terms

• ben altro

Japanese

Romanization

ben

1. Rōmaji transcription of べん

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese vir.

Verb

ben

1. to come

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Adverb

ben (comparative miec)

1. well
2. properly

Noun

ben m (plural bens)

1. (especially in the plural) goods, property

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian bene, from Latin.

Adverb

ben

1. well

Mandarin

Romanization

ben

1. Nonstandard spelling of bēn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of běn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of bèn.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic *benā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛᵈn/

Noun

ben f (genitive singular mreih, plural mraane)

1. woman

Mutation

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ben”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle English

Verb

ben

1. Alternative form of been

References

• “bēn” listed in the Middle English Dictionary [2001]

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

ben ?

1. string, rope

Derived terms

• benik
• benk

Related terms

• bend
• benî

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish ben, from Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Noun

ben n (definite singular benet, indefinite plural ben, definite plural bena or benene)

1. a leg
2. a bone

Alternative forms

• bein

Derived terms

• haleben
• menneskeben

References

• “ben” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan ben, from Latin bene.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ben

1. well

Derived terms

• benlèu

Noun

ben m (plural bens)

1. good, possession

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Noun

bēn n

1. leg
2. bone

Inflection

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bêen
  • Dutch: been
    • Afrikaans: been
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: been
    • Jersey Dutch: beîn
    • Negerhollands: been
    • → Lokono: bèna
  • Limburgish: bein

Further reading

• “bēn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bōniz. Cognate with Old Norse bón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːn/

Noun

bēn f (nominative plural bēne or bēna)

1. prayer, praying
2. request, entreaty
3. boon
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop"

Declension

Strong i-stem:

Descendants

• Middle English: ben, bene
  • English: ben, bene
    • ⇒ English: bee
  • ⇒ Scots: been-hook, been-plough

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *banjō. Cognate with Old Norse ben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ben/

Noun

ben f

1. Alternative form of benn

Old French

Adverb

ben

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of bien

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Cognates include Old English bān, Old Saxon bēn and Old Dutch bēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːn/, [ˈbɛːn]

Noun

bēn n

1. bone
2. leg

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: bian

  Goesharde: biin

  Halligen: bian

  Heligoland: Bean

  Mooring: biinj

  Sylt: Biin

  Wiedingharde: biin

• Saterland Frisian: Been
• West Frisian: bien

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲen/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *benā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

Noun

ben f (genitive mná, nominative plural mná)

1. woman

   Synonyms: banscál, bé, frac

   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 31^c7

2. wife

   Synonym: séitig

   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22^c10

Inflection

Derived terms

• ban-

Descendants

• Middle Irish: ben
  • Irish: bean
  • Manx: ben
  • Scottish Gaelic: bean
• ⇒ Middle Irish: benagán

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

·ben

1. third-person singular present indicative conjunct of benaid

Verb

ben

1. second-person singular imperative of benaid

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ben”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 291, page 184; reprinted 2017

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *banjō.

Noun

ben f (genitive benjar, plural benjar)

1. mortal wound
2. small bleeding wound

ben n

1. wound

Declension

Related terms

• bani m (“bane”)
• benja (“to wound mortally”)

References

• “ben”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Adjective

ben

1. well

Descendants

• Occitan: ben

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “bene”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 1: A–B, page 322

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bain.

Noun

bēn n

1. bone

Descendants

• Middle Low German: bên
  • Low German: Been, Bein
  • Plautdietsch: Been

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• ᛒᚽᚿ (Runic)

Etymology

From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beːn/

Noun

bēn n

1. bone
2. leg

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: ben

Scots

Etymology 1

From Old English binnan.

Preposition

ben

1. through, in, into, inside (a dwelling).

Adjective

ben (comparative benner, superlative benmaist)

1. inner, interior.

Noun

ben (plural bens)

1. The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic beinn.

Noun

ben (plural bens)

1. mountain, hill

References

• “ben, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 12 June 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
• “ben, adv., prep., adj., n.1.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 12 June 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
• “ben, n.3.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 12 June 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beñ).

Noun

ben m (Cyrillic spelling бен)

1. (regional) birthmark, mole, naevus

   Synonym: madež

Further reading

• “ben”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “ben”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “ben”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English been.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeŋ/, /ˈben/, [ˈbɪ̞ŋ], [ˈbe̝ŋ]

Particle

ben

1. Verbal marker for the past tense.

Usage notes

This marker can be combined with the markers sa or o for the future tense and e for the progressive aspect, in which case the order, if all are used, is that of ben sa/o e. Some examples:

• mi ben waka: “I had walked”.
• mi ben e waka: “I was walking”.
• mi ben sa waka: “I would walk”.
• mi ben sa e waka: “I would have been walking”.

Derived terms

• bo

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bēn, from Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːn/

Noun

ben n

1. (anatomy) leg; a body part
2. leg; part of trousers which covers the legs
3. the part of a piece furniture on which it stands
4. (anatomy) bone; any of the components of an endoskeleton
5. (anatomy) bone; the material of the endoskeleton

Declension

Related terms

References

• ben in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ben in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ben in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓɛn˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓɛn˦]

Etymology 1

Noun

ben

1. betel case

Etymology 2

Noun

ben (扁)

1. pack; bundle

   ben khẩu nâng ― one bundle of rice

   ben da ― pack of medicine

Verb

ben (扁)

1. to wrap around

Derived terms

• ben boóc

Etymology 3

Noun

(classifier ăn) ben

1. weir

   ngắt ben ― to stretch the weir

   nằng ben ― to wait for fish at the weir

References

• Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[4][5] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎^[6] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[7] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛn/, /bæn/
• Hyphenation: ben

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بَنْ (ban /⁠ben⁠/, “I”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بن (/⁠bän⁠/, “I”), from Common Turkic *bän (“I”), from Proto-Turkic *ben- (“me”), oblique of *be (“I”).

Cognate with Azerbaijani mən, Turkmen men; Uzbek men, Uyghur مەن (men), Karakhanid مَنْ (man /⁠män⁠/, “I”); Crimean Tatar men, Armeno-Kipchak մեն (men), Tatar мин (min), Bashkir мин (min), Kazakh мен (men), Kyrgyz мен (men); Old Turkic 𐰋𐰤 (b²n² /⁠bän⁠/, “I”), 𐰢𐰤 (mn² /⁠män⁠/); Chuvash эпӗ (ep̬ĕ); etc.

Possibly related to Mongolian ᠪᠢ (bi, “I”) / би (bi), Evenki бӣ (bī), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi, “I”).

Pronoun

ben

1. I, me

Usage notes

• It is one of the two words that has irregular dative case declension. (The other one is "sen").
• It is one of the two words that has irregular genitive case declension. (The other one is "biz").

Declension

See also

Noun

ben (definite accusative beni, plural biz)

1. (psychology) ego

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish بك (beñ, “mole”), from Proto-Turkic *beŋ (“mole on the face”).

Cognate with Bashkir миң (miñ), Kyrgyz мең (meŋ), Kazakh мең (meñ) Turkmen meň, Yakut мэҥ (meñ).

Also compare Mongolian мэнгэ (menge, “mole, birthmark”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

ben (definite accusative beni, plural benler)

1. birthmark, mole

Declension

Derived terms

• benli
• bensiz

Related terms

• benek

See also

• leke
• yama

References

Venetan

Etymology

From Latin bene.

Adverb

ben

1. well

Derived terms

• benon

Related terms

• bon

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French benne.

Noun

ben

1. a cabin

See also

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ben

1. (Southern Vietnam) to be comparable

   Synonym: bì

   Ai thong thả, trâu nào ben được ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ben]

Noun

ben (nominative plural bens)

1. (sense of) well-being, welfare, being well, wellness

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛn/

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh benn, from Proto-Brythonic *benn, from Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Latin benna), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind”).

Noun

ben f (plural benni)

1. (transport, archaic) cart, wagon

Synonyms

• men

Mutation

Etymology 2

Noun

ben

1. Soft mutation of pen (“head”).

Mutation