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Bashkir
Etymology
Akin to Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (beg, “chief, titled man”), Old Uyghur (beg, “lord, chief”), Karakhanid بگ (bēg, “chief, a woman's husband”),
Turkish bey (“gentleman; lord, master”). See the latter for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: бей (one syllable)
Noun
бей • (bey)
- (historical) head of clan; a feudal lord
- (dated) a way to address a man honorifically
Declension
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Turkish bey (“gentleman; lord, master”).
Noun
бей • (bej) (relational adjective бе́йов)
- bey (Turkish lord)
- rich man, nobleman (specifically in Muslim countries)
Declension
Declension of бей
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singular
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plural
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indefinite
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бей bej
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бе́йове, бе́еве1, бе́йовци1 béjove, béeve1, béjovci1
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definite (subject form)
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бе́ят béjat
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бе́йовете, бе́евете1, бе́йовците1 béjovete, béevete1, béjovcite1
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definite (object form)
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бе́я béja
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vocative form
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бе́ю béju
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бе́йове, бе́еве1, бе́йовци1 béjove, béeve1, béjovci1
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Etymology 2
Interjection
бей • (bej)
- wow! (expression of wonder or surprise)
- hell! damn! (expression of indignation or anxiety)
Ket
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *bej.
Noun
бей (bēj) n
- wind
- Енӄоӈ бей бәньсяӈ. ― Today there is no wind.
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Turkish bey.
Noun
бей • (bej) m anim (genitive бе́я, nominative plural бе́и, genitive plural бе́ев)
- bey (Turkish official)
Declension
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
бей • (bej)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of бить (bitʹ)