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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from English back.
Pronunciation
Noun
бек • (bek) m
- (sports) back, fullback
- (soccer) (the position of) defender
Declension
References
- “бек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “бек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Kazakh
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.
Pronunciation
Adverb
бек • (bek)
- firmly, very
Etymology 2
Cognate with Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).
Pronunciation
Noun
бек • (bek)
- (title) bey, beg, bek, master (component of many male proper names)
- Turkish or Persian chieftain
Kumyk
Adverb
бек • (bek)
- very
- Synonyms: кёп (köp), оьтесиз (ötesiz)
Kyrgyz
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *bek.
Adverb
бек • (bek) (Arabic spelling بەك)
- firm
Adjective
бек • (bek)
- firm
Etymology 2
Cognate with Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).
Noun
бек • (bek) (Arabic spelling بەك)
- (title) bey, beg, bek, master (component of many male proper names)
- Turkish or Persian chieftain
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from English back.
Pronunciation
Noun
бек • (bek) m (plural бекови)
- (sports) back (a position behind most players on the team)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).
Pronunciation
Noun
бек • (bek) m anim (genitive бе́ка, nominative plural бе́ки, genitive plural бе́ков)
- (title) bey, beg, bek, master
- Turkish or Persian chieftain
Usage notes
Used like Mr. with Turkish and some Persian names. As a title, used with the first name only. It follows the name and is attached by a hyphen: Ибрагим-бек (Ibrahim bey).
Declension
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”). Cognate with Old Uyghur (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.
Adverb
бек • (bek)
- firm
Adjective
бек • (bek)
- firm
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бек”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN