gurjun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

gurjun gurjuns garjan gurjan

Etymology

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

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