बुज़ुर्ग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بزرگ (bozorg), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢 (wazurg, wuzurg), from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 (vazạrka, great, large), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáĵrakas (endowed with strength), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʊ.zʊɾɡ/

Adjective

बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg) (Urdu spelling بزرگ)

  1. old in age; elderly
    मैंने सुना है कि जिस आदमी के साथ मेरी शादी होने वाली है काफ़ी बुज़ुर्ग हैं।
    mainne sunā hai ki jis ādmī ke sāth merī śādī hone vālī hai kāfī buzurg hain.
    I've heard that the man I'm getting married to is quite old.
    Synonym: बूढ़ा (būṛhā)

Noun

बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg) m (Urdu spelling بزرگ)

  1. senior; elderly person
    बुज़ुर्गों के लिए यह जगह सुरक्षित न होने के वजह, हमें उनके रक्षा के लिए हल ढूँढना पड़ेगा।
    buzurgõ ke lie yah jagah surakṣit na hone ke vajah, hamẽ unke rakṣā ke lie hal ḍhū̃ḍhnā paṛegā.
    Since this place is not safe for seniors, we will have to find a solution for their protection.

Declension

Declension of बुज़ुर्ग
Singular Plural
Direct बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg) बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg)
Oblique बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg) बुज़ुर्गों (buzurgõ)
Vocative बुज़ुर्ग (buzurg) बुज़ुर्गो (buzurgo)
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