বুজুর্গ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (buzurg), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́rakas (“endowed with strength”). Compare Hindi बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg).

Noun

বুজুর্গ • (bujurg)

person deemed as great, honoured, elderly or pious.

Derived terms

বুজরুক (bujruk, “notorious person”)

Related terms

বজ্র (bojro)
বুজুর্গি (bujurgi)

References

Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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