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- ↑ Persian : برسقBursuq / Barsaq, from Turkic borsuq, meaning "badger"
- ↑ Persian : برسق کبیرBursuq-i Kabīr
- ↑ Persian : امیر اسپهسالار برسقAmīr Ispahsālār Bursuq
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