bex

bex

Translingual

Symbol

bex

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Jur Modo.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Jur Modo terms

English

Etymology

From vex.

Adjective

bex (comparative more bex, superlative most bex)

  1. (Belize) Angry.
    • 2021 October 12, “Benquenos Bex About Oil Spill”, in 7 News Belize[1]:
      Benquenos are bex about an oil spill caused by Westline bus.

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

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Adjective

bex

  1. vexed, angry

Verb

bex (past min bex, future go bex, a go bex, wi bex, wil bex, completive dun bex, imperfective a bex)

  1. to be angry, vexed

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

    Derived from English vex.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /vɛks/

    Adjective

    bex

    1. vexed, angry

    Further reading

    • Larry Chang (2014), Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page 193
    • bex at JamaicanPatwah.com

    Lower Tanana

    Stem

    bex

    1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:
    Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
    Momentaneous ba (wage war)
    Perambulative ba (wage war) ba (wage war) ba (wage war)

    Maltese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From French beige.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bɛʒ/
    • Rhymes: -ɛʒ

    Adjective

    bex (invariable)

    1. beige (colour)