# besar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin bāsiāre.

### Verb

besar (first-person singular indicative present beso, past participle besáu)
* to kiss

#### Related terms

* besu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin bāsiāre. Cognate with Occitan baisar, French baiser, Spanish besar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [bəˈza]
* IPA: (Valencia) [beˈzaɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
* Homophones: basar, vesar

### Verb

besar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besí, past participle besat); root stress: (Central) /e/, (informal) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/, (informal) /e/; (Balearic) /e/, (informal) /ə/
* to kiss
    Synonym: petonejar

#### Conjugation
### References

* “besar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “besar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “besar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “besar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /bəˈsar/ [bəˈsar]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ar
* Syllabification: be‧sar

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay besar, from Proto-Malayic *bəsar.

#### Adjective

bêsar (comparative lebih besar, superlative paling besar or terbesar, equative sebesar)
* large (of considerable or relatively great size or extent)
* big
** of considerable or relatively great size or extent
** adult; (of a child) older
* great; big
** much, more than usual
** important, consequential
* (figuratively) powerful; (having, or capable of exerting, power or influence)

#### Verb

bêsar
* (transitive, figuratively) to grow up (to mature and become an adult)
* (transitive, figuratively) to become more mature

#### Noun

bêsar
* size (the dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is)
    Synonyms: besaran, ukuran

##### Derived terms

* berbesar-besar
* besar-besaran
* besar-besarkan
* besaran
* besarkan
* kebesaran
* membesar
* membesar-besar
* pembesar
* pembesaran
* pemerbesar
* perbesar
* sebesar

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese besar.

#### Noun

bêsar
* synonym of murbei (“mulberry”)

##### Derived terms

* bebesaran
* besaran

### Further reading

* “besar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bəsar/
* Rhymes: -ar
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Adjective

besar (Jawi spelling بسر)
* big, large (of a great size)
    Antonym: kecil
* big (adult)
    Antonym: kecil
* being of the highest ranking in an occupational position; top, head
    guru besar ― headteacher

### Noun

besar (Jawi spelling بسر, plural besar-besar, informal 1st possessive besarku, 2nd possessive besarmu, 3rd possessive besarnya)
* size, area
    Synonyms: saiz, ukuran
    Besar rumah ni hampir 900 kaki persegi.The area of this house is close to 900 square feet.

#### Derived terms

* besar-besar
* besarkan
* dibesarkan
* kebesaran
* membesar
* membesarkan
* perbesar
* sebesar
* terbesar

#### Descendants

* Buginese: wessa
* Iban: besai
* Indonesian: besar
* Old Javanese: besar
* Mandar: bassar
* Maranao: besar
* Ngaju: basar

### See also

* lebar

### Further reading

* “besar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maranao
### Etymology

From Malay besar.

### Adjective

besar
* big (of a great size)
* big (adult)

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Malay besar.

### Adjective

besar
* big (of a great size)
* big (adult)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin bāsiāre (“to kiss”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beˈsaɾ/ [beˈsaɾ]
* Audio (Peru):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: be‧sar

### Verb

besar (first-person singular present beso, first-person singular preterite besé, past participle besado)
* to kiss
* (reciprocal) to kiss (each other, one another)
* (reflexive) to make out with, to neck with [with con]

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* besamanos
* bésame el culo (“kiss my ass”)
* besapiés
* besar el azote
* besar el suelo
* besar la tierra
* llegar y besar el santo
* manos besa el hombre, que querría ver cortadas

#### Related terms

* besarse
* beso m

### Further reading

* “besar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10