బేగం
Telugu
Etymology
From Urdu بیگم and Hindi बेगम (begam, “lady”), from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum) (see there for more).
Noun
బేగం • (bēgaṁ) ? (plural బేగాలు)
- a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan
- the form of address for such a woman
Derived terms
- బేగంపేట (bēgampēṭa)
References
- "begüm." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “begüm”, in Nişanyan Sözlük