беґель

Genericization of Serbo-Croatian Bègēj / Бѐге̄ј (“Bega”). Differing final consonant likely from informal usage of a Hungarian-based orthography pre-standardization of the Cyrillic orthography, with begely being attested in the late 19th century, noting that in modern Hungarian, ly is pronounced /j/ and not /ʎ/. The shift is thus seemingly a conflation of Pannonian Rusyn ль (lʹ) and Hungarian ly.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛɡɛʎ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɡɛʎ
• Hyphenation: бе‧ґель

беґель (begelʹ) m inan (diminutive беґельчик or беґлїк, related adjective беґельски)

1. canal (artificial waterway or artificially improved river)

   Synonym: канал (kanal)

   • 2025 January 30, Ан. Медєши, “Реконструкция парку и асфалтованє улїци у Кули”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     У тей першей фази виняти лавочки хтори после репарациї буду покладзени на преход коло беґелю, винаята [sic] и стара фонтана як и часц дражки.

     U tej peršej fazi vinjati lavočki xtori posle reparaciji budu pokladzeni na prexod kolo begelju, vinajata [sic] i stara fontana jak i časc dražki.

     In this first phase, benches will be removed, which after repair will be placed on the walkway along the canal, and the old fountain will also be removed, just like part of the path.

   • 2025 March 27, В. Вуячич, “На нєшкайши дзень, 27. марец,”, in Руске Слово‎^[2]:

     Познєйше направени системи беґльох до хторих одведзена вода з мочарох и так ше спущели поджемни води, а достало ше вельо плодней жеми у Бачки.

     Poznjejše napraveni sistemi beglʹox do xtorix odvedzena voda z močarox i tak še spuščeli podžemni vodi, a dostalo še velʹo plodnej žemi u Bački.

     Later, canal systems were constructed, into which water from the swamps was drained, and thus the groundwater was lowered, and a lot of fertile land in Bačka was obtained.

2. channel (physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks; navigable part of a river)

   Synonym: канал (kanal)

3. channel (deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water)

   Synonym: канал (kanal)

4. channel (narrow body of water between two land masses)

   Synonym: канал (kanal)

• беґель (begelʹ) is generally only used to denote waterways; канал (kanal) is used instead for channels in telecommunication.

1: Kucura

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M. (1995–1997) “канал”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 504
• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “беґель”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

• Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “бе́ґель”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 924, following Gorbach derives from German Pegel (“level”)