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)

1. a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan.
2. 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