Definition
Relating to the middle class, especially in having conventional attitudes and materialistic values. Often used critically to describe someone overly concerned with respectability and material possessions.
Etymology
From Old French 'burgeis' meaning citizen of a borough or town. Originally neutral, referring to town-dwelling merchants and craftspeople, but gained negative connotations during socialist critiques of capitalism.
Kelly Says
Remember 'bourgeois' sounds like 'bore-ZHWAH' - think of boring middle-class people obsessed with keeping up appearances and buying stuff! The French pronunciation hints at its origins in French social criticism.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በርጁዋ
beh-reh-zhoo-wah
ARالعربية
برجوازي
bor-jo-wah-zee
BNবাংলা
বুর্জোয়া
boor-zhoo-wah
CACatalà
burgès
boor-zhehs
CSČeština
buržoazní
boor-zhoo-ahz-nee
DADansk
borgerlig
bohr-geh-reekh
DEDeutsch
bürgerlich
bewr-geh-reekh
ELΕλληνικά
αστός
ah-stohs
ESEspañol
burgués
boor-gwehs
FAفارسی
بورژوازی
boor-zhoo-ah-zee
FISuomi
porvarillinen
pohr-vah-ree-lee-neh
FRFrançais
bourgeois
boo-zhwah
GUGU
બુર્જુઆ
boor-zhoo-wah
HAHA
masu kaya
mah-soo kah-yah
HEעברית
בורגני
boor-gah-nee
HIहिन्दी
पूंजीपति
poon-jee-pa-tee
HUMagyar
polgári
pohl-gah-ree
IDBahasa Indonesia
borjuis
bohr-zhoo-ees
IGIG
ọbụrụjụwa
oh-boo-roo-zhoo-wah
ITItaliano
borghese
bohr-geh-zeh
KMKM
ពួកបុពលវរ្ម័ន
pook boo-lah vohr-mahn
MRMR
बुर्जुआ
boor-zhoo-wah
MSBahasa Melayu
borjuis
bohr-zhoo-ees
MYမြန်မာ
ဘူဂျွာ
boo-zhoo-wah
NLNederlands
burgerlijk
bewr-geh-reekh
NONorsk
borgerlig
bohr-geh-reekh
PAPA
ਬੁਰਜ਼ੂਆ
boor-zhoo-wah
PLPolski
burżuazyjny
boor-zhoo-ah-zhee-nee
PTPortuguês
burguês
boor-gwehs
RORomână
burghez
boor-geh-z
RUРусский
буржуазный
boor-zhoo-ahz-nee
SVSvenska
borgerlig
bohr-geh-reekh
SWKiswahili
mabepari
mah-beh-pah-ree
TAதமிழ்
பூர்ஜுவா
poor-zhoo-vah
TEతెలుగు
బూర్జువా
poor-zhoo-vah
THไทย
ชนชั้นกลาง
chon chan glahng
TLTL
burgesya
boor-geh-syah
TRTürkçe
burjuva
boor-zhoo-vah
UKУкраїнська
буржуазний
boor-zhoo-ahz-nee
URاردو
بورژوا
boor-zhoo-wah
VITiếng Việt
tư sản
too sahn
YOYO
búrújúwà
boo-roo-zhoo-wah
ZUZU
ababulali
ah-bah-boo-lah-lee