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Corpus of Old Turkic

𐰋𐰏𐰠𐰚

bäglik

Meaning:
being a lord, being a bek, the rule of the bek
Alternative spellings:
𐰋𐰏𐰠𐰃𐰚

Word family

Formed from 𐰋𐰏 [bäg] “lord” using -lık⁴. The suffix -lık⁴ forms nouns and adjectives with a variety of meanings, generally expressing purpose, assignment, intended use, or function.

In modern languages (9 / 22)

Select a region to see the cognate.
Language Cognate
Turkmen The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Turkish (Azerbaijan) bəylik
Turkish (Türkiye) beylik
Salar The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Gagauz beylik
Crimean The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Uyghur bäglik
Uzbek beklik
Kazakh biylik
Nogai The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Siberian Tatar The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Kyrgyz biylik
Altai The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Alan biylik
Kumyk biylik
Tatar The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Bashkir The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Tıva The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Khakas The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Khalaj The cognate has disappeared from this language.
Chuvash The cognate has disappeared from this language.

Examples

Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens

1

Bilgä Kagan inscriptions

2

Kültegin inscriptions

2

Translations

German:
die Herrschaft des Bek
Russian:
бекство; бекское правление, власть бека
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
bəylik
Turkish (Türkiye):
beylik, bey olma durumu

Bibliography 3

  • Dr. Jens Wilkens (2021) Handwörterbuch des Altuigurischen | Eski Uygurcanın El Sözlüğü
    p. 155b, bäglik
  • Международная Тюркская Академия (2016) Древнетюркский словарь
    98
  • Talat Tekin (1993) Book of Omens
    51