besin

• (traditional) IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbe.zin]
• (frequently) IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbɛ.zin]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbə.zin]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.zin]

besin

1. inflection of besar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

A post-Ottoman coinage based on the native word beslemek to replace the Arabic-derived gıda.

besin (definite accusative besini, plural besinler)

1. (ecology) food, aliment

   Synonym: gıda

   • 2013, Özkan Evcin et al., “Anadolu ağaç sincabinin (Sciurus anomalus (Güldenstaedt, 1785)) ekolojisi: kastamonu-araç merkez orman işletme şefliği örneği”^[1]:

     Ceviz gibi sert kabuklu meyveler temel besinleridir.

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• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “besin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük