Niger vs Beg - What's the difference?
niger | beg |
A country in Western Africa situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of Niger.
A river in Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.
to request the help of someone, often in the form of money
to plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat
* Shakespeare
* Bible, Matthew xxvii. 58
* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 5
to assume, in the phrase (beg the question)
(proscribed) to raise a question, in the phrase (beg the question)
(legal, obsolete) To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.
* Harrington
As a proper noun niger
is niger (country).As a noun beg is
.niger
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(wikipedia Niger)Usage notes
The second pronunciations for the country name follow the French pronunciation, French being the official language of Niger.How Do You Pronounce "Niger"?] by Avi Zenilman, July 16, 2003, Slate.com[http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2005/10/11/ So What Is This Place? by Nicholas D. Kristof, October 11, 2005, New York Times
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(wikipedia beg)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), assimilation from (etyl) *.Verb
(begg)- He begged on the street corner from passers-by.
- I beg your pardon. I didn't mean to cause offence.
- He begged her to go to the prom with him .
- I do beg your good will in this case.
- [Joseph] begged the body of Jesus.
- But that same day came Sam Tewkesbury to the Why Not? about nightfall, and begged a glass of rum, being, as he said, 'all of a shake'
- Else some will beg thee, in the court of wards.