бек
Kazakh
| Cyrillic | бек (bek) |
|---|---|
| Arabic | بەك |
| Latin | bek |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.
Adverb
бек • (bek)
- firmly, very
Etymology 2
Cognate with Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).
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)
- firm
Adjective
бек • (bek)
- firm
Etymology 2
Cognate with Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).
Noun
бек • (bek) (definite беги, plural бектер)
- (title) bey, beg, bek, master (component of many male proper names)
- Turkish or Persian chieftain
Macedonian
Etymology
From English back.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɛk]
- Rhymes: -ɛk
- Homophone: бег (beg)
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
- IPA(key): [bʲek]
- Homophones: бег
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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бе́к bék | бе́ки béki |
| genitive | бе́ка béka | бе́ков békov |
| dative | бе́ку béku | бе́кам békam |
| accusative | бе́ка béka | бе́ков békov |
| instrumental | бе́ком békom | бе́ками békami |
| prepositional | бе́ке béke | бе́ках békax |
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”). Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (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, M.: OGIZ, →ISBN