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Definition: Betel |
BetelNoun1. Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "betel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1873. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
BETEL | English | Broadband Exchange over Trans-European Links | Computing |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Betel leaves are used as a stimulant, an antiseptic and a breath-freshener. In Ayurvedic medicine they are used as an aphrodisiac. In Malaysia they are used to treat headaches, arthritis and joint pain. In Thailand and China they are used to relieve toothache. In Indonesia they are drunk as an infusion and used as an antibiotic. They are also used in an infusion to cure indigestion, as an ointment or inhalant to cure headache, as a topical cure for constipation, as a decongestant and as an aid to lacatation.
A related plant, P. sarmentosum, which is used in cooking, is sometimes called "wild betel leaf".
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Betel."
Synonym: BetelSynonym: betel pepper (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Betel |
| English words defined with "betel": Areca catechu, areca nut ♦ betel nut, betel palm, betel pepper ♦ Penang nut, Piper betel. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "betel": Arecoline. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Betel" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (betel), Italian (betel), Serbo-Croatian (betel), Spanish (betel, pan), Swedish (betel), Turkish (betel). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | In India, ... cancers occur[ing] in the mouth or pharynx ... believed to be due to the chewing of betel quid. / WHO p.Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by E. Schwab.. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
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Economic History | Micronesia | Trade: Exports ($33 million)--fish, garments and buttons, betel nut. (references) |
Micronesia | The principal crops are coconuts, bananas, betel nuts, cassava, and sweet potatoes. (references) | |
Maldives | Poor soil and scarce arable land have historically limited agriculture to a few subsistence crops such as coconut, banana, breadfruit, papayas, mangoes, taro, betel, chilies, sweet potatoes and onions. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Betel" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Betel" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "betel": betel chewing ♦ betel nut ♦ betel palm ♦ betel pepper ♦ Piper betel. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "betel": betel-leaf, betel-nut-rouged, betel-ravaged, betel-stained. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
betel palm | 88 |
betel nut | 24 |
betel | 23 |
betel girl nut | 7 |
betel leaf | 6 |
beauty betel nut | 5 |
betel girl nut taiwan | 3 |
betel piper | 3 |
betel nut palm | 2 |
areca betel capsule nut | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "betel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | التنبول. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | индийски пипер. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 茇 (jellyfish, to sting), ' . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | betel (betel pepper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | betelpruim, sirihpruim, sirih. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | betelpippuri (betel pepper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bétel (betel pepper), chiques de bétel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Betelbissen, betel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ινδοκάρυδο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | bétel (pan). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | sirih. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | betel (betel pepper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | duillag veetyl. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | etelbay bétele. (various references) бетель. (various references) betel, vrsta bibera (capsicum). (various references) betel (betel pepper, pan), pastillas de betel. (various references) betelblad, betel. (various references) ใบพลู. (various references) betel, tembul. (various references) бетель. (various references) quả cau (betel-nut). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 13, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eporeuqh oqen hlqen eiV thn erhmon ewV baiqhl ewV tou topou ou hn h skhnh autou to proteron ana meson baiqhl kai ana meson aggai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Reversusque est per iter quo venerat a meridie in Bethel usque ad locum ubi prius fixerat tabernaculum inter Bethel et Ai |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | He ferde fram suðdæle, ond ferde fram stowe to stowe oð þæt he com to Bethel,] betwux Bethel ond Hai, [þær his geteld ær wæs,] |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he was turnyd ayen bi the weye that he come fro the sowth in Betel, vnto the place in the which biforhond he had ficchid a tabernacle, bytwix Betel and Hay, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he went on his iourney fro the south even vnto BETHEL ad vnto the place where his tente was at the fyrst tyme betwene BETHEL and Ay |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 13, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya mipadayon gikan sa habagatan hangtud sa Bethel, hangtud sa dapit nga una nga nahamutangan sa iyang balongbalong, sa taliwala sa Bethel ug Hai. |
| Croatian | Od postaje do postaje iz Negeba išao je do Betela, |
| Danish | og han vandrede fra Lejrplads til Lejrplads og nåede fra Sydlandet til Betel, til det Sted, hvor hans Teltlejr havde stået første Gang, mellem Betel og Aj, |
| Dutch | En hij ging, volgens zijn reizen, van het zuiden tot Beth-el toe, tot aan de plaats, waar zijn tent in het begin geweest was, tussen Beth-el, en tussen Ai; |
| Finnish | Ja hän vaelsi, kulkien levähdyspaikasta toiseen, Etelämaasta Beeteliin asti, aina siihen paikkaan, missä hänen majansa oli ensi kerralla ollut, Beetelin ja Ain välillä, |
| German | Und er zog immer fort von Mittag bis gen Beth-El, an die Stätte, da am ersten seine Hütte war, zwischen Beth-El und Ai, |
| Hungarian | És méne helyrõl helyre délfelõl mind Béthelig, oda a hol elõször vala az õ sátora, Béthel és Hái között. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maka pergilah ia dari satu tempat ke tempat yang lain, menuju ke Betel. Ia sampai ke daerah di antara Betel dan Ai, di tempat keramat di mana ia dahulu berkemah |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka berjalanlah ia menurut jalannya yang dahulu itu dari sebelah selatan sampai ke Bait-el, yaitu tempat kemahnya pada mula-mula, antara Bait-el dengan Ai; |
| Maori | Na ka turia mai e ia, a ka haere i te tonga a tae noa ki Peteere, ki te wahi i oroko tu ai tona teneti, i waenganui o Peteere, o Hai, |
| Norwegian | Og han drog i dagsreiser fra sydlandet, til han kom til Betel, til det sted hvor hans telt før hadde vært, mellem Betel og Ai, |
| Portuguese | Nas suas jornadas subiu do Negebe para Betel, até o lugar onde outrora estivera a sua tenda, entre Betel e Ai, |
| Rumanian | Din yara dela meazqzi s`a kndreptat wi a mers pknq la Betel, pknq la locul unde fusese cortul lui la knceput, kntre Betel wi Ai, |
| Swedish | Och han färdades ifrån lägerplats till lägerplats och kom så från Sydlandet ända till Betel, till det ställe där hans tält förut hade stått, mellan Betel och Ai, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "betel": betelnut, betelnuts, betels. (additional references) | |
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"Betel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: batal, batell, Bately, batol, Battel, Battell, Bauteil, bebel, Becel, bedel, bedle, beel, beelz, beetel, Beitel, Beitzel, bejel, Bekele, Belet, bemel, Bental, Bentil, Bertele, Bertil, Bertol, Bertola, besel, betcel, Beteille, Betels, betem, beten, betle, Betley, betold, bettel, bettem, Betulia, betwe, beute, bitel, Bleuel, Boetzel, Botek, botel, Botelho, Botrel, botulf, Bretfeld, Breuel, buete, Bulteel, Butele, Buttell, bytel, detel, ebel, etel, netel. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "betel" (pronounced be"tul) |
| 4 | -e" t u l | kettle, metal, mettle, nettle, petal, resettle, settle, unsettle. |
| 3 | -t u l | accidental, acquittal, anecdotal, artiodactyl, battle, beetle, belittle, bicoastal, bottle, brattle, Bristol, brittle, brutal, butyl, Cantle, capital, Capitol, cattle, chattel, chortle, coastal, coincidental, committal, compartmental, congenital, consonantal, continental, crustal, crystal, dental, detrimental, developmental, digital, disgruntle, dismantle, distal, ductile, elemental, embattle, entitle, environmental, experimental, extramarital, fatal, fertile, fetal, fractal, frontal, fundamental, futile, genital, gentle, glottal, governmental, horizontal, hospital, hostel, hostile, hurtle, immortal, immotile, incidental, incremental, infantile, infertile, instrumental, intercontinental, intergovernmental, judgmental, Kittel, Kittle, lentil, lintel, little, mantel, mantle, marital, mental, monumental, mortal, motile, Myrtle, Natal, neonatal, noncommittal, nonfatal, nongovernmental, nonvolatile, occidental, occipital, orbital, oriental, ornamental, parental, parietal, pedestal, periodontal, Pistil, pistol, pivotal, portal, postal, postnatal, Pottle, prattle, prefrontal, premarital, prenatal, projectile, quintal, rattle, rebuttal, recital, rectal, regimental, rental, scuttle, sentimental, shuttle, skeletal, skittle, societal, spittle, startle, subtitle, subtle, supplemental, tactile, tattle, temperamental, throttle, title, tittle, tootle, total, transcendental, transcontinental, transmittal, turtle, unsentimental, unsubtle, varietal, vegetal, versatile, vestal, vital, vittle, volatile, Whittle, Wintle. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-e-l-t" | |
-1 letter: beet, belt, blet, leet, teel, tele. | |
-2 letters: bee, bel, bet, eel, lee, let, tee, tel. | |
-3 letters: be, el, et. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-e-l-t" | |
+1 letter: beetle, belted, belter, betels, bethel, bolete, treble. | |
+2 letters: beetled, beetler, beetles, belated, beleapt, belters, bethels, bleated, bleater, blether, boletes, eatable, eyebolt, getable, retable, tenable, trebled, trebles, tremble. | |
+3 letters: ablegate, arbelest, atremble, beatable, beatless, beclothe, bedplate, beetlers, beetling, belittle, beltless, beltline, betelnut, billeted, billeter, biteable, bleakest, bleaters, blethers, bluestem, bracelet, bulleted, butylene, celibate, citeable, clubfeet, dateable, debtless, eatables, editable, embattle, evitable, eyebolts, feeblest, fleabite, gettable, hateable, heatable, hellbent, keelboat, liberate, meltable, nestable, nettable, obsolete, rateable, rebottle, rentable, retables, seatbelt, stilbene, tableted, takeable, tameable, tearable, tellable, tensible, terrible, testable, trembled, trembler, trembles, trueblue, tubeless, tubelike, tubercle, tullibee, tuneable, typeable, umbellet, unbelted, voteable, wettable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 65 74 65 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... . - . .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100101 01110100 01100101 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B e t e l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0065 0074 0065 006C |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3671867178 |
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