বরকন্দাজ
Bengali
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian برق انداز (barq-andāz).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editবরকন্দাজ • (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
edit- বরকন্দাজী (borkondaji)
References
edit- Accessible Dictionary, “বরকন্দাজ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “বরকন্দাজ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh