beca

== Catalan == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɛ.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɛ.ka] ==== Noun ==== beca f (plural beques) scholarship ===== Derived terms ===== becar becari === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɛ.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɛ.ka] ==== Verb ==== beca inflection of becar (“to subsidize (a student), to give a stipend to”): third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbe.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.ka] ==== Verb ==== beca inflection of becar (“to snooze, to nap”): third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === ceba == Malay == === Etymology === From Late Classical Malay بيچا (beca), from Hokkien 馬車 / 马车 (bé-chhia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbet͡ʃa/ [ˈbe.t͡ʃa] Rhymes: -et͡ʃa, -t͡ʃa, -a === Noun === beca (Jawi spelling بيچا, plural beca-beca or beca2) cycle rickshaw, velotaxi trishaw Synonym: becak (Indonesia) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === lanca === References === “beca”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN === Further reading === "beca" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Old Irish == === Alternative forms === becca === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʲe.ɡa/ === Adjective === beca inflection of bec: nominative plural feminine/neuter vocative/accusative plural all genders === Mutation === == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unknown, compare Spanish beca. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Hyphenation: be‧ca === Noun === beca f (plural becas) gown (official robe) Synonym: toga (informal, Portugal) a bit (small quantity) Synonyms: bocado, pouco, (Portugal, informal) coche === Further reading === “beca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “beca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeka/ [ˈbe.ka] Rhymes: -eka Syllabification: be‧ca === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian becco, from Latin beccus (“beak”) because of a medieval gown worn that covered the face like a beak. ==== Noun ==== beca f (plural becas) grant, stipend scholarship una beca Erasmus ― an Erasmus scholarship ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== beca inflection of becar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “beca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025