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bey

/ˈbeɪ/BAY
/ˈbeɪ/BAY

Meaninga lord

Common meaning: the title of a Turkish governor

Journey through time

  1. Persianbaig‘a lord’source
  2. Turkishbeg‘a lord’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa lord → the title of a Turkish governorbey‘the title of a Turkish governor’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Persian baig ‘a lord’.

Roots

  • baig Persian “a lord”

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