بورغاز

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πύργος (Púrgos), from πῠ́ργος (púrgos, “watchtower”).

Proper noun

بورغاز • (Burğaz)

Burgas (a city in eastern Bulgaria)

Descendants

Turkish: Burgaz
→ Armenian: Պուրկազ (Purkaz)

Further reading

Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Burgas”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Burgaz”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 138

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