бей

See also: беи

Bashkir

Etymology

Akin to Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (beg, chief, titled man), Old Uyghur [script needed] (beg, lord, chief), Karakhanid بگ (bēg, chief, a woman's husband), Turkish bey (gentleman; lord, master). See the latter for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɪ̞j]
  • Hyphenation: бей (one syllable)

Noun

бей (bey)

  1. (historical) head of clan; a feudal lord
  2. (dated) a way to address a man honorifically

Declension


Bulgarian

Etymology

From Turkish bey (gentleman; lord, master).

Noun

бей (bej) ?

  1. Turkish lord
  2. slacker

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛj]

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲej]

Etymology 1

Noun

бей (bej) m anim (genitive бе́я, nominative plural бе́и, genitive plural бе́ев)

  1. bey (Turkish official)
Declension
See also

Etymology 2

Verb

бей (bej)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of бить (bitʹ)
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