বরকন্দাজ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian برق انداز (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))

1. footsoldier, infantryman, musketeer

   পাইক বরকন্দাজের দল ― paik borkondajer dol ― A group of footsoldiers and infantrymen - Rabindranath Tagore

2. 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