begum

Meanings

Verb

To daub or cover with gum.

Noun

a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in South Asia

Origin

be- + gum.
From Urdu بیگم and Hindi बेगम ("lady"), from East Turkic begüm, from Beg (a provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire, a bey) + -um (feminine suffix for titles of nobility). Compare خانم.

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