Jicarilla

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš. Cognate with Navajo béésh and Western Apache besh.

Noun

besh

  1. knife

References

  • Phone, Wilhelmina; Olson, Maureen; Martinez, Matilda (2007), Axelrod, Melissa, Gómez de García, Lachler, Jordan, editors, Dictionary of Jicarilla Apache / Abáachi Mizaa Iłkeeʼ Siijai, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 116

Uzbek

Uzbek numbers ()
50
 ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: besh
    Ordinal: beshinchi
Other scripts
Arabic (Yangi Imlo) بېش
Cyrillic беш
Latin besh
Afghan Uzbek بېش (besh)

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai بیش (byš), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄ĺ. Cognate with Uyghur بەش / besh / бәш; Turkmen bäş, Azerbaijani بئش / беш / beş, Turkish beş; Old Turkic 𐰋𐱁 (b²š /⁠bäš⁠/, five); etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beʃ/, [beʃ]
  • Hyphenation: besh

Numeral

besh

  1. five

Western Apache

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *weˑš. Cognate with Navajo béésh and Jicarilla besh.

Pronunciation

Noun

besh

  1. knife