besarkatu

== Basque == === Etymology === From besarka (“hugging, embracing”) +‎ -tu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bes̺arkatu/ [be.s̺ar.ka.t̪u] Rhymes: -atu, -u Hyphenation: be‧sar‧ka‧tu === Verb === besarkatu du (imperfect participle besarkatzen, future participle besarkatuko, short form besarka, verbal noun besarkatze) to hug, to embrace ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “besarkatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “besarkatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005