बुरज

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Rajasthani

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Etymology

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

Noun

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बुरज (burj?

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

References

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  • Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 241. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).