буркан

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian borcan, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [borˈkan]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation^(key): бур‧кан

Noun

бурка́н • (burkán) m (diminutive бурка́нче)

1. jar
2. a jarful
3. (figurative, colloquial) police car roof light

Declension

Declension of бурка́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	бурка́н burkán	бурка́ни burkáni
definite (subject form)	бурка́нът burkánǎt	бурка́ните burkánite
definite (object form)	бурка́на burkána
count form	—	бурка́на burkána

References

• “буркан”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “буркан”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “буркан”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 91

Russian

Alternative forms

• борка́н (borkán)

Etymology

Uncertain; compare Latvian burkāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʊrˈkan]

Noun

бурка́н • (burkán) m inan (genitive бурка́на, nominative plural бурка́ны, genitive plural бурка́нов)

1. (regional, Saint Petersburg, obsolete) carrot

   Synonyms: морко́вь (morkóvʹ), морко́вка (morkóvka)

Declension

Declension of бурка́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бурка́н burkán	бурка́ны burkány
genitive	бурка́на burkána	бурка́нов burkánov
dative	бурка́ну burkánu	бурка́нам burkánam
accusative	бурка́н burkán	бурка́ны burkány
instrumental	бурка́ном burkánom	бурка́нами burkánami
prepositional	бурка́не burkáne	бурка́нах burkánax

References

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “буркан”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.