burç

See also: burc and bürc

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish برج‎ (burc, “zodiac, constellation, tower”), from Arabic بُرْج‎ (burj), from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ‎ (burgāʾ, “tower, columbarium”), from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos) or Latin burgus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”) (compare English borough).

Noun

burç

  1. zodiac
  2. horoscope
  3. constellation
  4. tower
  5. (mechanical engineering) bushing
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