bestek

See also: beštek

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈstɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧stek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Besteck.

Noun

bestek n (plural bestekken, diminutive bestekje n)

  1. silverware, cutlery
    Synonym: couvert
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From besteken.

Noun

bestek n (plural bestekken, diminutive bestekje n)

  1. plan, planning, design (of a journey or a building project)
  2. span, extent
Derived terms
  • tijdsbestek
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bestek
  • Indonesian: bestek

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch bestek (plan, design).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛstɛk̚]
  • Hyphenation: bès‧tèk

Noun

bèstèk (plural bestek-bestek)

  1. contractor’s specifications, plan, design

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

From best +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

Noun

bestek m inan

  1. (Masuria) diminutive of bez

Further reading

  • Jan Karłowicz (1900), “bez”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 1: A do E, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 67