বেগ
Assamese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit वेग (vega). Cognate with Odia ବେଗ (begô), Pali vega, Hindi वेग (veg), Marathi वेग (veg).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
বেগ • (beg)
Derived terms edit
Bengali edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वेग (vega).
Noun edit
বেগ • (beg)
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
বেগ • (beg)
- (historical) a high-ranking Muslim nobleman
- a provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey
Related terms edit
- বেগম (begom)
References edit
- Accessible Dictionary, “বেগ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “বেগ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh