Definition
To sprout, bud, or grow rapidly; to flourish or develop quickly.
Etymology
From Old French 'burgeon' or 'bourjon', derived from 'burge' meaning bud. Ultimately related to Latin 'burra' (shaggy cloth), the word transferred from fuzzy buds to any rapid growth.
Kelly Says
This gorgeous word captures the moment when growth explodes—buds burgeoning in spring, ideas burgeoning in a discussion—and it's so satisfying that poets love using it even though most people barely know it!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል (inqunlal)
in-kun-lal
ARالعربية
بُرْجُون (burjūn)
bur-joon
BNবাংলা
স্প্রাউট (spraut)
spraut
DEDeutsch
Knospe
knoh-speh
ELΕλληνικά
βλαστάρι (blastari)
blas-ta-ree
FAفارسی
تکامل (takamol)
ta-ka-mol
FRFrançais
bourgeon
bur-ʒɔ̃
GUGU
કેળા (keela)
keh-lah
HEעברית
התפתחות (hitpahat)
hit-pah-hat
HIहिन्दी
उद्भव (udbhav)
ud-bhav
IDBahasa Indonesia
tunas
too-nas
ITItaliano
germoglio
jer-moh-ghee-oh
KO한국어
새싹 (sae-ssak)
sae-ssak
MRMR
प्रेक (preak)
preh-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
tunas
too-nas
MYမြန်မာ
ပွင့် (pywun)
pyoon
NLNederlands
scheut
skee-oot
PTPortuguês
broto
broh-toh
RORomână
mugure
moo-goo-reh
RUРусский
побег (pobeg)
poh-beg
SWKiswahili
majani
ma-ja-nee
TAதமிழ்
விதையி (vidaiyi)
vi-dai-yi
TEతెలుగు
కొమ్మ (komma)
kom-mah
TRTürkçe
çimlendirme
chim-len-der-meh
UKУкраїнська
квітка (kvitka)
kvit-ka
ZH中文
萌芽 (méngyá)
meng-yah