begiluze
التعريفات والمعاني
== Basque ==
=== Alternative forms ===
begi-luze
=== Etymology ===
From begi (“eye”) + luze (“long”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /beɡilus̻e/ [be.ɣ̞i.lu.s̻e]
Hyphenation: be‧gi‧lu‧ze
=== Adjective ===
begiluze (comparative begiluzeago, superlative begiluzeen, excessive begiluzeegi)
nosy, curious
Synonyms: muturluze, jakin-nahi
(rare) envious
Synonym: bekaitzi
(rare) desiring more food than one can eat
==== Declension ====
=== Noun ===
begiluze anim
a gossip (someone who likes to talk about other people's business)
Synonyms: autubatzaile, berri-jario, berri-ontzi, ausikilari
(rare, dated, euphemistic) the secret police
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“begiluze”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
“begiluze”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005