بەگ

Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bēg.[1] Cognates with Turkish bey, Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏‎ (b²g).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛɡ/

Noun

بەگ • (beg) (plural بەگلەر‎ (begler))

  1. (historical) Generic title of local official, beg

References
  1. Clauson, Gerard (1972), “be:g”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 322

Further reading
  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.