bex

Translingual

Symbol

bex

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Jur Modo.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Jur Modo terms

English

Etymology

From vex.

Adjective

bex (comparative more bex, superlative most bex)

  1. (Belize) Angry.
    • 2021 October 12, “Benquenos Bex About Oil Spill”, in 7 News Belize[1]:
      Benquenos are bex about an oil spill caused by Westline bus.

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Adjective

bex

  1. vexed, angry

Verb

bex (past min bex, future go bex, a go bex, wi bex, wil bex, completive dun bex, imperfective a bex)

  1. to be angry, vexed

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English vex.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛks/

Adjective

bex

  1. vexed, angry

Further reading

  • Larry Chang (2014), Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page 193
  • bex at JamaicanPatwah.com

Lower Tanana

Stem

bex

  1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
Momentaneous ba (wage war)
Perambulative ba (wage war) ba (wage war) ba (wage war)

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French beige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʒ

Adjective

bex (invariable)

  1. beige (colour)