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{{Short description|Suffix used in Indian place names}}
'''Budruk''' is a suffix found in the place names of the former [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] territory in [[India]]. It is similar to [[Khurd and Kalan|Kalan]] found in northern India, and is used to distinguish two segments of a village or two villages with the same name. "[[Khurd]]" means smaller, and "Burdruk" means greater; both the words are of [[Persian language|Persian]] origin.<ref>{{cite book |title=Maratha town and city planning with reference to the systems of village development during 17th and 18th centuries |chapter=Provincial divisions Administration Of Maratha province During 17th to 18th Centuries |author=Avinash Sowani |year=2011 }}</ref>

Villages with the designation Budruk include:

*[[Bavdhan|Bavdhan Budruk]], a suburb in west of Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra
*[[Ghoti Budruk]], census town in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra (cf. [[Ghoti Khurd]])
*[[Kusgaon Budruk]], census town in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra
*[[Nimbhore Budruk]], census town in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra
*[[Pimpode Budruk]], one of the largest villages in Koregaon tehsil in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India
*[[Ugar Budruk]], village in the southern state of Karnataka, India (cf. [[Ugar Khurd]])
*[[Vadhu Budruk]], the place in Shirur Tehsil of the Pune district
*[[Kondhwa Budruk]], the place in Pisoli of Pune District

== References ==
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[[Category:Place name element etymologies]]
[[Category:Geography of India]]
[[Category:Suffixes]]

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