gurjun

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noun

A major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.

OriginBengali তেলি-গর্জন →
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Meanings

noungurjun (countable and uncountable, plural gurjuns)

plural gurjuns · alternative garjan · alternative gurjan

  1. countableuncountableA major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.
  2. countableuncountableA thin balsam or wood oil derived from this tree, used in medicine and as a substitute for linseed oil in paint.

Origin

  1. Bengaliতেলি-গর্জন“garjan oil tree”
  2. Englishgurjun

From Bengali তেলি-গর্জন (tēli-garjan, “garjan oil tree”).

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Translations

Portuguese evati
  • evatiany tree in the genus Dipterocarpus
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“gurjun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gurjun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gurjun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gurjun.

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