behe

== Basque == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Basque *be(h)e, possibly compare Iberian bei. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /behe/ [be.he] IPA(key): (Southern) /be/ [be] Rhymes: -ehe, -e Rhymes: -e Hyphenation: be‧he === Adjective === behe (comparative beheago, superlative beheen, excessive beheegi) inferior humble Synonym: apal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === behe inan low ==== Usage notes ==== This word is rarely found as an independent noun. It is more often used in compounds or in inflected forms like beheko (“lower”), which are used as adjectives or adverbs. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “behe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “behe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Tongan == === Adverb === behe obsolete form of pehe == Yakan == === Noun === behe mouth