বুরজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বুর্জ (burj), বুরুজ (buruj)

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]

• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /buɾod̪z/, [ˈbuɾod̪z], [ˈbuɹoz], /buɾɔd̪z/, [ˈbuɾɔd̪z], [ˈbuɹɔz]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /buɾoz/, [ˈbuɾoz], /buɾɔz/, [ˈbuɾɔz]

Noun

বুরজ • (buroj)

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

Derived terms

• বুরজ খলিফা (buroj kholipha)