বেগ
Assamese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वेग (vega). Cognate with Odia ବେଗ (bega), Pali vega, Hindi वेग (veg), Marathi वेग (veg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛɡ/
Noun
বেগ • (beg)
Derived terms
- বেগী (begi)
- বেগাল (begal)
- বেগাই (begai)
Bengali
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वेग (vega).
Noun
বেগ • (beg)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگ (bēg), from Proto-Turkic *bēg. Cognate with Karakhanid باكْ (bēg, “chief”) and Old Uyghur [script needed] (beg, “lord, chief”).
Noun
বেগ • (beg)
- (historical) a high-ranking Muslim nobleman
- a provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey
Related terms
- বেগম (begom)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “বেগ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “বেগ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh