bey
bey · beys
бей, бек
Bei, Bey, Beg
A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominionsA governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
/beɪ/
» The rabbi is teaching little kids the alef-beys.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
Bey, Bei, Beg
бейbej, бекbek
the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
In various other places, a prince or nobleman.
Examples
1 sentencesThe rabbi is teaching little kids the alef-beys.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
governor of a Turkish dominion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
governor of a Turkish dominion:
Origin
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بكBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more.
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