Definition
Variant spelling of geelbec; a South African fish with yellow coloring on its beak or mouth area.
Etymology
Alternative spelling of 'geelbec,' reflecting variations in transliteration from Dutch 'geel' (yellow) and 'bek' (beak).
Kelly Says
Fish nomenclature shows how spelling wasn't standardized—'geelbec,' 'geelbeck,' and 'geelbek' all refer to the same fish, showing how languages in contact create multiple legitimate spellings.
Translations
BNবাংলা
গিয়েলবেক
gee-ol-bek
CACatalà
geelbeck
gel-beck
CSČeština
geelbeck
gel-beck
DADansk
geelbeck
gel-beck
DEDeutsch
geelbeck
gel-beck
ELΕλληνικά
geelbeck
gel-beck
ESEspañol
geelbeck
gel-beck
FISuomi
geelbeck
gel-beck
FRFrançais
geelbeck
zhel-beck
HUMagyar
geelbeck
gel-beck
IDBahasa Indonesia
geelbeck
gel-beck
ITItaliano
geelbeck
gel-beck
MSBahasa Melayu
geelbeck
gel-beck
MYမြန်မာ
geelbeck
gel-beck
NLNederlands
geelbeck
gel-beck
NONorsk
geelbeck
gel-beck
PLPolski
geelbeck
gel-beck
PTPortuguês
geelbeck
zhel-beck
RORomână
geelbeck
gel-beck
RUРусский
геельбек
gee-el-bek
SVSvenska
geelbeck
gel-beck
SWKiswahili
geelbeck
gel-beck
TEతెలుగు
జెల్బెక్
jel-bek
TRTürkçe
geelbeck
gel-beck
UKУкраїнська
геельбек
gee-el-bek
VITiếng Việt
geelbeck
gel-beck