bey

(Englisch)

  1. (historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
  2. in various other places, a prince or nobleman

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/beɪ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

Borrowed 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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