бек

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English back.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛk]

• Audio:

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Noun

бек • (bek) m

1. (sports) back, fullback
   1. (soccer) (the position of) defender

Declension

Declension of бек

	singular	plural
indefinite	бек bek	бе́кове békove
definite (subject form)	бе́кът békǎt	бе́ковете békovete
definite (object form)	бе́ка béka
count form	—	бе́ка béka

References

• “бек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	بەك
Cyrillic	бек
Latin	bek
Yañalif	ʙek

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲe̞kʰ]
• Hyphenation: бек

Adverb

бек • (bek)

1. firmly, very

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). Doublet of би (bi). Cognate with Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲe̞kʰ]
• Hyphenation: бек

Noun

бек • (bek)

1. (title) bey, beg, bek, master (component of many male proper names)
2. Turkish or Persian chieftain

Kumyk

Adverb

бек • (bek)

1. very

   Synonyms: кёп (köp), оьтесиз (ötesiz)

Kyrgyz

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bek.

Adverb

бек • (bek) (Arabic spelling بەك)

1. firm

Adjective

бек • (bek)

1. firm

Etymology 2

Cognate with Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).

Noun

бек • (bek) (Arabic spelling بەك)

1. (title) bey, beg, bek, master (component of many male proper names)
2. Turkish or Persian chieftain

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from English back.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛk]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Homophone: бег (beg)

Noun

бек • (bek) m (plural бекови)

1. (sports) back (a position behind most players on the team)

Nogai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bek. Cognates with Turkish pek, bek.

Adverb

бек • (bek)

1. very, much

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg, “lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲek]
• Homophones: бег

Noun

бек • (bek) m anim (genitive бе́ка, nominative plural бе́ки, genitive plural бе́ков)

1. (title) bey, beg, bek, master
2. Turkish or Persian chieftain

Usage notes

Used like Mr. with Turkish and some Persian names. As a title, used with the first name only. It follows the name and is attached by a hyphen: Ибрагим-бек (Ibrahim bey).

Declension

Declension of бек (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бе́к bék	бе́ки béki
genitive	бе́ка béka	бе́ков békov
dative	бе́ку béku	бе́кам békam
accusative	бе́ка béka	бе́ков békov
instrumental	бе́ком békom	бе́ками békami
prepositional	бе́ке béke	бе́ках békax

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bek (“firm, solid, stable”). Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (bek, “firm, solid; very”); Uyghur بەك (bek, “very”), Bashkir бик (bik, “very”), Turkish pek (“much, very”), etc.

Adverb

бек • (bek)

1. firm

Adjective

бек • (bek)

1. firm

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бек”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN