বেগ

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेग (vega). Cognate with Oriya ବେଗ (begô), Pali vega, Hindi वेग (veg), Marathi वेग (veg).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛɡ/

Noun

বেগ (beg)

  1. speed, swiftness, velocity
    Synonyms: গতি (goti), দ্ৰুতি (druti), গতিবেগ (gotibeg), দ্ৰুততা (drutota), ক্ষিপ্ৰতা (khiprota), শীঘ্ৰতা (xighrota)

Derived terms

  • বেগী (begi)
  • বেগাল (begal)
  • বেগাই (begai)

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگ (beyg, titled man, chief), from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (beg, ruler) from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (beg, chief, titled man). Cognate with Karakhanid باكْ (bēg, chief) and Old Uyghur [script needed] (beg, lord, chief). Doublet of বেগম (begom).

Noun

বেগ (beg)

  1. (historically) a high-ranking Muslim nobleman
  2. A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey.

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