burgh

English

/ˈbʌɹə/, /ˈbɝɡ/

noun
Definitions
  • (Sussex) a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
  • (UK) a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English borwe inherited from Old English burh (fortified place, fort, town) derived from *burg derived from Proto-Germanic *burgz (stronghold, city, fortress, borough, fortification, hill-fort, fortified town, town, burg, castle) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerǵʰ-

Gloss

high, rise, fort, hill, fortified elevation, elevate, height, become high, hide, raise, mountain, elevated, protect

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Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

Emoji
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