Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baig

/bˈeɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
baig
IPA
/bˈeɪɡ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Turkish beg, an older form of bey. Compare Bey, Beg. * As a Scottish surname, variant of Begg. * As a Catalan surname, from baig (“bay auburn”), a variant of bai (“bay (color)”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Baigs (plural)

Rhymes With

craig plague vague hague sprague haig laphroaig mctague mcquaig flaig maciag

Questions

How do you pronounce baig?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈeɪɡ/.
What does baig mean?
A surname.
Where does baig come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

How to pronounce baig

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