বেগ

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेग (vega). Cognate with Odia ବେଗ (begô), Pali vega, Hindi वेग (veg), Marathi वेग (veg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɡ/

Noun

বেগ • (beg)

1. speed, swiftness, velocity

   Synonyms: গতি (goti), দ্ৰুতি (druti), গতিবেগ (gotibeg), দ্ৰুততা (drutota), ক্ষিপ্ৰতা (khiprota), শীঘ্ৰতা (xighrota)

Derived terms

• বেগী (begi)
• বেগাল (begal)
• বেগাই (begai)

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /beɡ/, [ˈbeɡ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /beɡ/, [ˈbeɡ]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वेग (vega).

Noun

বেগ • (beg)

1. speed, velocity, rate

   Synonym: গতি (goti)

   এ বেগে চলতে থাকলে আমরা কোনোদিন ওখানে পৌঁছব না।

   e bege colote thakole amra kōnōdin ōkhane pōũchob na.

   If we continue at this rate, we will never reach there.

2. force, energy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگ (bēg), from Proto-Turkic *bēg. Cognate with Karakhanid باكْ (bēg, “chief”) and Old Uyghur [script needed] (beg, “lord, chief”).

Noun

বেগ • (beg)

1. (historical) a high-ranking Muslim nobleman
3. a provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey

Related terms

• বেগম (begom)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “বেগ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “বেগ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh