Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic بُرْج ‎(burj), from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ ‎(būrgā), from Ancient Greek πύργος ‎(púrgos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‎(“high”), with cognates including Persian برز ‎(borz), Sanskrit बृहत् ‎(bṛhát, “lofty, high, tall”), Old Armenian բարձր ‎(barjr, “high”) and Old English burg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [burdʒ]