bega

See also: Bega, bėga, and begå

English

Noun

bega (plural begas)

1. Alternative form of bigha (“unit of area”).

References

• “bega”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• EGBA, Egba, Gabe, beag

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

bega

1. inflection of begaan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative
   4. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive

Istriot

Noun

bega f

1. alternative form of briga

References

• Cergna, Sandro (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria‎^[1], →ISBN, →OCLC

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ɡa/, /ˈbe.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡa, -eɡa
• Hyphenation: bè‧ga, bé‧ga

Etymology 1

From Gothic *𐌱𐌴𐌲𐌰 (*bēga, “quarrel”), ultimately from the root of Proto-Germanic *bēganą.

Noun

bega f (plural beghe)

1. quarrel, dispute
2. (by extension) a troubled situation

Derived terms

• begare

Further reading

• “bega”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bega

1. inflection of begare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Negeri Sembilan Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɡa/ [bɛ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: be‧ga

Adjective

bega

1. synonym of baning (“stubborn”).

   Bega boto anak ekau ni Milah. ― Your child is very stubborn, Milah.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• begav

Verb

bega

1. simple past of begi

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.jɑ/
• Rhymes: -eː.jɑ

Determiner

bēġa

1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of bēġen

Phuthi

Verb

-bega

1. to cut into strips (meat for cooking)

Inflection

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Sardinian

Alternative forms

• ega, vega

Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from Spanish vega. Ultimate origin is unknown, but it is likely akin to Galician veiga and Basque ibai (“river”), ibar (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɡa/, [ˈbɛː.ɣä]

Noun

bega

1. fertile valley

References

• “bega”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna]

Slovene

Noun

béga

1. inflection of bẹ̑g:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìbègà.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bega class V (plural mabega class VI)

1. shoulder