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buruji.

fort

6 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

fort
class-ix

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burgbor.? Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos)bor.? Latin burgusbor. Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos)bor. Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐbor. Arabic بُرْج (burj)bor. Swahili buruji Borrowed from Arabic بُرْج (burj).

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