বুরজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic بُرْج (burj), from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ (burgāʾ), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /buɾod͡ʒ/, [ˈbuɾod͡ʒ], /buɾɔd͡ʒ/, [ˈbuɾɔd͡ʒ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /buɹodʑ/, [ˈbuɹodʑ], /buɹɔdʑ/, [ˈbuɹɔdʑ]

Noun

বুরজ • (buroj)

  1. bastion
  2. dome
  3. tower
  4. turret

Derived terms