বরকন্দাজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (barq-andāz).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /bɔɾkɔnd̪adʒ/, [ˈbɔɾkɔnd̪adʒ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɔɹkɔnd̪adʑ/, [ˈbɔɹkɔnd̪adʑ]

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

বরকন্দাজী (borkondaji)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “বরকন্দাজ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “বরকন্দাজ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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