bea

Pronunciation: /ˈbea/

“bea” is an Indonesian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

tax, custom duty
customs: the duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods
expense
coconut husk.

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bea, from Javanese ꦧꦺꦪ (béya), from Old Javanese beya, from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya). Doublet of biaya. * Displaced Dutch recht (“a formal fee, custom, duty to be paid”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō–Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

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