Beck

/bɛk/ noun

Definition

a small stream or brook

Etymology

Middle English bekke, from Old Norse bekkr, related to Old English bece

Kelly Says

This lovely word survives mainly in Northern English dialects and place names - you'll find it scattered across Yorkshire and the Lake District in names like Troutbeck!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ልቅ ውኃ
ARالعربية
جدول
BNবাংলা
ঝর্ণা
CACatalà
regueró
CSČeština
potok
DADansk
bæk
DEDeutsch
Bach
ELΕλληνικά
ρυάκι
ESEspañol
arroyo
FAفارسی
جوی آب
FISuomi
puro
FRFrançais
ruisseau
GUGU
નાળું
HAHA
kogi
HEעברית
נחל
HIहिन्दी
झरना
HUMagyar
patak
IDBahasa Indonesia
sungai kecil
IGIG
oshimili
ITItaliano
ruscello
JA日本語
小川
KKKK
құйын
KMKM
ច្រាលទឹក
KO한국어
시냇물
MRMR
खाण
MSBahasa Melayu
aliran
MYမြန်မာ
ချောင်း
NLNederlands
beek
NONorsk
bekk
PAPA
ਨਾਲਾ
PLPolski
strumień
PTPortuguês
riacho
RORomână
pârâu
RUРусский
ручей
SVSvenska
bäck
SWKiswahili
kijito
TAதமிழ்
சிறு நீரோட்டம்
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న నదీ
THไทย
ลำธาร
TLTL
sapa
TRTürkçe
dere
UKУкраїнська
струмок
URاردو
چھوٹی نہر
VITiếng Việt
suối
YOYO
ìdí kékeré
ZH中文
小溪
ZUZU
umfula omncane

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