benestar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From bé (“well”) +‎ estar (“to be”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌbe.nəsˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌbe.nesˈtaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) Hyphenation: ben‧es‧tar === Noun === benestar m (plural benestars) wellbeing welfare ==== Related terms ==== malestar === Further reading === “benestar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “benestar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “benestar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “benestar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Alternative forms === bem-estar (reintegrationist) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛŋesˈtaɾ/ [bɛ.ŋes̺ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: ben‧es‧tar === Noun === benestar m (plural benestares) wellbeing Antonym: malestar ==== Further reading ==== “benestar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026