бек
Kazakh
Cyrillic | бек (bek) |
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Arabic | بەك |
Latin | bek |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.
Etymology 2
Cognate with Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).
Kyrgyz
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *bek.
Etymology 2
Cognate with Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɛk]
- Rhymes: -ɛk
- Homophone: бег (beg)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʲek]
- Homophones: бег
Usage notes
Used like Mr. with Turkish and some Persian names. As a title, used with the first name only. It follows the name and is attached by a hyphen: Ибрагим-бек (Ibrahim bey).
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”). Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бек”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, M.: OGIZ, →ISBN