बुज़ुर्ग

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بزرگ (bozorg), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢 (wazurg, wuzurg), from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 (vazạrka, great, large), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́rakas (endowed with strength), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʊ.zʊɾɡ/, /bʊ.d͡ʒʊɾɡ/

Adjective

बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بزرگ)

  1. old in age; elderly
    (deprecated template usage)
    मैंने सुना है कि जिस आदमी के साथ मेरी शादी होने वाली है काफ़ी बुज़ुर्ग हैं।
    ma͠ine sunā hai ki jis ādmī ke sāth merī śādī hone vālī hai kāfī buzurg ha͠i.
    I've heard that the man I'm getting married to is quite old.
    Synonym: बूढ़ा (būṛhā)

Noun

बुज़ुर्ग (buzurgm (Urdu spelling بزرگ)

  1. senior; elderly person
    (deprecated template usage)
    बुज़ुर्गों के लिए यह जगह सुरक्षित न होने के वजह, हमें उनके रक्षा के लिए हल ढूँढना पड़ेगा।
    buzurgõ ke lie yah jagah surakṣit na hone ke vajah, hamẽ unke rakṣā ke lie hal ḍhūṇḍhnā paṛegā.
    Since this place is not safe for seniors, we will have to find a solution for their protection.

Declension