Etymology

From besarka (“hugging, embracing”) +‎ -tuCategory:Basque terms suffixed with -tu#BESARKATU.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bes̺arkatu/ [be.s̺ar.ka.t̪u]Category:Basque 4-syllable words#BESARKATUCategory:Basque terms with IPA pronunciation#BESARKATU
• Rhymes: -atu, -uCategory:Rhymes:Basque/atu#BESARKATUCategory:Rhymes:Basque/atu/4 syllables#BESARKATUCategory:Rhymes:Basque/u#BESARKATUCategory:Rhymes:Basque/u/4 syllables#BESARKATU
• Hyphenation: be‧sar‧ka‧tu

Verb

besarkatu du (imperfect participle besarkatzen, future participle besarkatuko, short form besarka, verbal noun besarkatze)Category:Basque lemmas#BESARKATUCategory:Basque verbs#BESARKATUCategory:Basque du verbs#BESARKATUCategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#BESARKATUCategory:Pages with entries#BESARKATUCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BESARKATU

1. to hug, to embrace

Further reading

• “besarkatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “besarkatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005