বরকন্দাজ

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔɾkɔnd̪adʒ/, [ˈbɔɾkɔnd̪adʒ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɔɹkɔnd̪adʑ/, [ˈbɔɹkɔnd̪adʑ]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. footsoldier, infantryman, musketeer
    পাইক বরকন্দাজের দল ― paik borkondajer dol ― A group of footsoldiers and infantrymen - Rabindranath Tagore
  2. bodyguard
    Synonym: দেহরক্ষী (dehorokkhi)

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