beli

English Definition

stomach; belly

Etymology

• (Derived from English belly, from Middle English bely, beli, bali, below, belew, balyw, from Old English bielġ (“bag, pouch, bulge”), from Proto-West Germanic *balgi, *balgu, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz, *balguz (“skin, hide, bellows, bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell, blow up”).)

Examples

• "Afta Jiizas neehn nyam notn fi uol-a faati die an faati nait, im beli did a baal tu ou im onggri."

  After Jesus hadn't eaten anything for forty days and forty nights in a row, his stomach rumbled, due to how hungry he was.

Where you'd hear it

These tags describe the situations or styles of speech where this word commonly appears — for example at church, in everyday chat, or in dancehall lyrics.

• Religious Heard in church, Bible reading, prayer, or spiritual gatherings.
• Formal Careful, written-style speech — less slang, more like a sermon or official text.