burmann
Russenorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Norwegian Nynorsk nordmann and/or from Middle Russian мурманинъ (murmanin), both from Old Norse norðmaðr.
The palatalized spelling burmain is derived from the common Northern Norwegian dialectal pronunciation (compare to mainnj).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bʉːrman/, /ˈburmən/
- IPA(key): /bʉːrmaɲ/, /ˈburmənʲ/ (The Northern Norwegian palatalization is attested for this word, spelled as burmain)
Noun edit
burmann
References edit
- Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag