borjuis

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Etymology

From Dutch bourgeois, from French bourgeois, from Old French borgeis (“town dweller”), from borc (“fortified place, town”), from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortress”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrgʰ- (“fortified elevation”).

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  • Hyphenation: bor‧ju‧is

Noun

borjuis (first-person possessive borjuisku, second-person possessive borjuismu, third-person possessive borjuisnya)

  1. bourgeois.
    Meskipun kaum merah sering berkata "ganyang borjuis" namun sekali mereka berkuasa mereka sendiri yang menjadi apa yang mereka tentangi.
    Although the Reds constantly say "down with the bourgeoisie" but once they assume power they become what they used to oppose.

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