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Hebrew
Etymology
Apparently adapted from Arabic بُرْغِيّ (burḡiyy, “screw, bolt”), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish بورغو (“drill; screw”).
Pronunciation
Noun
בורג / בֹּרֶג • (bóreg) m (plural indefinite בְּרָגִים, singular construct בורג / בֹּרֶג־)
- A screw, a bolt: a threaded fastener.
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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German burg, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”). Compare German Burg.
Noun
בורג • (burg) f, plural בורגן (burgn)
- palace, chateau
- castle, chateau
- fort
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