Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word bel. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in bel.
Definitions and meaning of bel
bel
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɛl/
Rhymes: -ɛl
Homophones: bell, belle
Etymology 1
Named after Alexander Graham Bell.
Noun
bel (pluralbels)
A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.
Derived terms
decibel
Translations
References
Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary
Etymology 2
Noun
bel (pluralbels)
Alternative form of bael(Indian tree)
Anagrams
BLE, EBL, LEB, Leb, Leb.
Albanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkishبل (bel, “waist; spade”) (Turkishbel).
Noun
belm
(anatomy) waist
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkishبل (bel, “spade”), from Persianبیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun
belm
spade
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bel/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic*bẹ̄l.
Noun
bel (definite accusativebeli, pluralbellər)
(anatomy) back of the body
Synonyms:dal, arxa
(anatomy) small of the back
(anatomy) waist
Synonym:miyan
(geography) saddleback, saddle, col
Derived terms
bel bağlamaq(“to rely on”)
Etymology 2
From Persianبیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun
bel (definite accusativebeli, pluralbellər)
spade
Declension
Further reading
“bel” in Obastan.com.
Bislama
Etymology 1
From Englishbell.
Noun
bel
bell
Etymology 2
From Englishbelly.
Noun
bel
belly
Etymology 3
From Englishbale.
Noun
bel
bale
Catalan
Etymology
From belar(“to bleat”)
Pronunciation
(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɛl/
Noun
belm (pluralbels)
baa, bleat
Related terms
belar
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɛl/
Hyphenation: bel
Rhymes: -ɛl
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutchbelle, from Old Dutchbella, from Proto-Germanic*bellǭ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
belf (pluralbellen, diminutivebelletjen)
bell
(obsolete) segment of a rattlesnake's rattle
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably a variant of bal(“ball, round convex object”)
Noun
belf (pluralbellen, diminutivebelletjen)
bubble
Synonym:bubbel
Derived terms
luchtbel
zeepbel
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
bel
first-person singular present indicative of bellen
imperative of bellen
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɛl/
Etymology 1
see beau
Adjective
bel
form of beau used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound
Usage notes
used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel like animal but also before nouns that start with a vowel sound like homme, where the h is silent: un bel homme (/œ̃.bɛl.ɔm/)
Related terms
bel air
Etymology 2
Named for Alexander Graham Bell
Noun
belm (pluralbels)
bel(unit of sound intensity)
Anagrams
blé
Further reading
“bel” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishbelt.
Noun
bêlm
belt
seatbelt
Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ ˈbɛl]
Hyphenation: bel
Rhymes: -ɛl
Etymology 1
From Englishbel.
Noun
bel
bel(a unit of measurement)
Declension
Derived terms
decibel
Etymology 2
From bél.
Noun
bel
(archaic) internal part (a variant form of bél, used in derivatives)
(physics) bel, a measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.
Further reading
“bel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbɛl/
Adjective
bel
preconsonantal masculine singular form of bello
Ladino
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkishبل (bel, “waist”).
Noun
belm (Latin spelling, Hebrew spellingביל)
(anatomy) waist
Maguindanao
Noun
bel
smoke
Maranao
Noun
bel
smoke
References
A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Middle English
Alternative forms
bele, beele, beale, bealle
Etymology
From Old Frenchbel, biau, from Latinbellus, from Old Latin*duenelos. Doublet of beau.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbɛːl/, /ˈbɛl/
Adjective
bel
Of fine quality: good, nice, appealing.
Physically appealing; attractive, pretty.
Related terms
beaute, bewte
References
“bē̆l (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.
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See also
Further reading
“bel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Englishbelly
Noun
bel
abdomen, belly (of a human)
underside
the fuselage of an airplane.
Derived terms
bel i hevi/bel hevi
rausim bel
Turkish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbɛl/
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkishبل (bel, “waist, loins”), from Proto-Turkic*bẹ̄l(k)(“waist”). Cognate with Old Turkic𐰋𐰃𐰠 (bél, “waist”).
Noun
bel (definite accusativebeli, pluralbeller)
waist
Declension
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkishبل (bel, “spade”), from Persianبیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun
bel (definite accusativebeli, pluralbeller)
(dated) spade
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from GermanBerg.
Noun
bel (nominative pluralbels)
mountain
Declension
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian*belle, from Proto-Germanic*bellǭ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /bɛl/
Noun
belc (pluralbellen, diminutivebeltsje)
bell
doorbell
Derived terms
earbel
Further reading
“bel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Wiyot
Adjective
bel
flat, wide
References
Reconstructing Languages and Cultures: Abstracts and Materials from the First International Interdisciplinary Symposium on Language and Prehistory, Ann Arbor, 8-12 November, 1988