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| Language | Expression | English Translation or Definition |
| Basque | beka | grant, scholarship, bursary, fellowship. |
| Fijian | beka | perhaps, please. |
| Gilbertese | beka | shit, defecate, excrete. |
| Gusii | beka | set, place, put. |
| Gweno | beka | ferment, turn sour. |
| Indonesian | beka | chat, discuss. |
| Maltese | beka | to wail, to weep, to cry, to deplore. |
| Matumbi | bEka | set, put, place. |
| Ndebele | beka | appoint to office, place, put. |
| Slovenian | beka | osier willow. |
| Temi | bEka | bad. |
| Turkish | beka | lasting, survival. |
| Xhosa | beka | put. |
| Zulu | beka | put. |
Source: compiled by the editor from the definition of put; see credits. | ||
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