বেগ

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेग (vega). Cognate with Odia 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

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /beɡ/, [ˈbeɡ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /beɡ/, [ˈbeɡ]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वेग (vega).

Noun

বেগ • (beg)

  1. speed, velocity, rate
    Synonym: গতি (goti)
    বেগে চলতে থাকলে আমরা কোনোদিন ওখানে পৌঁছব না
    e bege colote thakole amra kōnōdin ōkhane pōũchob na.
    If we continue at this rate, we will never reach there.
  2. force, energy

Etymology 2

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

বেগ • (beg)

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

References

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