برغاز

برغاز

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• برغوز‎ (burguz), برغوس‎ (burgus)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek πῠ́ργος (púrgos).

Noun

برغاز • (burgaz)

1. castle, fort
2. tower

Descendants

• Turkish: burgaz

Proper noun

برغاز • (Burgaz)

1. A name of towns.

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “burgaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “برغاز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 356