Бургас
/[borˈɡas]/
Bulgarianname
Definitions
- 1.Burgas (a city in Bulgaria)
- 2.Burgas (a province of Bulgaria)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- бургазли́я
- бургазли́йка
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بورغاز (Burğaz), probably a transliteration of an earlier Πύργος (Pýrgos, “watchtower”) as per accounts by Byzantine author Manuel Philes. Ultimately of paleo-Balkan or paleo-Anatolian origin. Compare dialectal Bulgarian пирг (pirg, “pillar”).
Forms
- Бурга́сcanonical • masculine
- Burgásromanization
- бурга́скиadjective • relational