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bey

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. gentleman, mister
  2. lord, master
  3. husband

Frequenz

A2
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish بك (bey), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more. Unrelated to Turkish bay (“gentleman”) (from Ottoman Turkish باي (bày, “a rich or great man”)).

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