বরকন্দাজ

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian برق انداز (barq-andāz).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔɾkɔnd̪ad͡ʒ/, [ˈbɔɾkɔnd̪ad͡ʒ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɔɹkɔnd̪adʑ/, [ˈbɔɹkɔnd̪adʑ]

Noun

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বরকন্দাজ (borkondaj) (objective বরকন্দাজ (borkondaj) or বরকন্দাজকে (borkondajoke), genitive বরকন্দাজের (borkondajer), locative বরকন্দাজে (borkondaje) or বরকন্দাজেতে (borkondajete))

  1. footsoldier, infantryman, musketeer
    পাইক বরকন্দাজের দলpaik borkondajer dolA group of footsoldiers and infantrymen - Rabindranath Tagore
  2. bodyguard
    Synonym: দেহরক্ষী (dehorokkhi)

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