बुज़ुर्ग

Hindi

adj
Definitions
  • old in age; elderly

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بزرگ (big, great) derived from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢 (big, great) derived from Old Persian 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 (great, large, big) derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́rakas, *wáȷ́ras (endowed with strength) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful), *weǵ- (be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵ-

Gloss

be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

強

Emoji

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