beg

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Belait/Lemeting. === Symbol === beg (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Belait. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Belait terms == English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡ/ (Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪɡ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbeɡ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈbe̝ɡ/ Rhymes: -ɛɡ Hyphenation: beg Homophone: bag (Canada, Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest) === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English beggen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old English *becgian, *bedcian, syncopated forms of bedecian (“to beg”), itself of obscure origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *bedukōn, a frequentative verb derived from Proto-West Germanic *bedu (“plea, petition, prayer”, whence English bead). Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *bedagō (“petitioner, requester, beggar”), an agent noun from the same source. Compare North Frisian bēdagi (“to pray”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍅𐌰 (bidagwa, “beggar”). All ultimately from the root of English bid, which see for more. An alternative theory considers the verb a backformation from beggar and derives the latter from Old French begart (“kind of lay brother”). ==== Verb ==== beg (third-person singular simple present begs, present participle begging, simple past and past participle begged) (intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. (transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. Synonym: supplicate (transitive) To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction. (transitive or intransitive) To obviously lack or be in need of something. (transitive) In the phrase beg the question: to assume. (transitive, proscribed) In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question). Antonym: set aside (transitive, law, obsolete) To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for. ===== Usage notes ===== This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== beg (plural begs) The act of begging; an imploring request. ==== See also ==== beggar === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Turkic *bēg. ==== Noun ==== beg (plural begs) (history) Alternative form of bey. Yaqub Beg (c. 1820 – 1877) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== beg (knitting) Abbreviation of beginning. === Further reading === beg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === GBE, GEB, Gbe, Geb, bge == Albanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeɡ/ Rhymes: -eɡ === Noun === beg (plural begj or beglerë, definite begu) alternative form of bej === References === “beg,~u”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 121a Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “bej”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 73 Mann, S. E. (1948), “beg”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 24b Meyer, G. (1891), “bek-gu”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 31 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (beg). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛx/ Hyphenation: beg === Noun === beg m (plural begs, no diminutive) (historical) alternative form of bei == Iban == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛɡ/ === Noun === beg bag == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɛʔ], [bɛk] Rhymes: -ek, -ɛk Hyphenation: beg === Noun === beg (Jawi spelling بيݢ, plural beg-beg or beg2) A bag. ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === "beg" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Manx == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Irish bec from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”). Cognate with Irish beag, Scottish Gaelic beag and also Breton bihan, Welsh bach, bychan and Cornish byghan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɡ/ === Noun === beg (plural beggey, comparative sloo) small, little Synonyms: fardalagh (“insignificant”), goan (“scarce”), myn (“fine”), giare (“short, brief”), keyl (“slender”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === bijȇg (Ijekavian) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bêːɡ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běgъ. ==== Noun ==== bȇg m anim (Cyrillic spelling бе̑г) (Ekavian) escape ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bekstvo bežanje prebeg === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey). ==== Noun ==== bȇg m anim (Cyrillic spelling бе̑г) (historical) bey === References === “beg”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Slavic *běgъ. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /béːk/ ==== Noun ==== bẹ̑g m inan run getaway escape withdrawal (phrase) flight Planiti v beg ― To take flight ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Turkish bey. First attested in the 19th century. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /béːk/ ==== Noun ==== bẹ̑g m anim bey (Turkish governor) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “beg”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Volapük == === Etymology === Borrowed from English beg. === Noun === beg (genitive bega, plural begs) request, an action of begging ==== Declension ==== == Zhuang == === Etymology === From Chinese 白 (MC baek). === Pronunciation === (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /peːk˧/ Tone numbers: beg8 Hyphenation: beg === Adjective === beg (Sawndip form 白, 1957–1982 spelling beg) (bound) white === Adverb === beg (Sawndip form 白, 1957–1982 spelling beg) in vain; for nothing for free; free of charge