ফৌজ

See also: ফিজি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فوج (fawj), from Arabic فَوْج (fawj, “regiment, battalion, crowd”). Cognate with Hindustani فوج (foj) / फ़ौज (fauj), Gujarati ફોજ (phoj), Marathi फौज (phauj), Punjabi ਫ਼ੌਜ (fauj), Kannada ಫೌಜು (phauju).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /fou̯d͡ʒ/, [ˈfou̯d͡ʒ], /fou̯z/, [ˈfou̯z]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fou̯dʑ/, [ˈfou̯dʑ], /fou̯z/, [ˈfou̯z]
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Noun

ফৌজ • (phōuj)

  1. army

Derived terms

  • ফৌজি (phōuji)
  • মুক্তি ফৌজ (mukti phōuj)
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