Beg

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname from Hindi.

proper noun

1
A surname from Hindi.

Etymology

Various origins: * As an Islamic (Indian subcontinent as Hindi बेग (beg)) and sometimes Serbo-Croatian surname, from the Turkish title beg, an older form of bey. See Bey; also compare Baig. * Borrowed from Slovene Beg, from beg (“escape, getaway”).

Forms

plural: Begs

before · Earlier than (in time).beforehand · At an earlier or preceding time.beg · To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.

Beg · A surname from Hindi.

beggar · A person who begs.begging · The act of one who begs.begin · To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

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