برغاز

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

برغوز (burguz), برغوس (burgus)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek πῠ́ργος (púrgos).

Noun

برغاز • (burgaz)

castle, fort
tower

Descendants

Turkish: burgaz

Proper noun

برغاز • (Burgaz)

A name of towns.

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “burgaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “برغاز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 356

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