See also: burak, burák, and búrák

Polish

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Etymology

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From Polish burak or bury +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Burak m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Proper noun

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Burak f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

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  • Burak”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish براق (burāḳ, the flashing steed, name of the courser that carried Muhammed, in his night-journey (معراج (miʿrāc)) from Mekka to Jerusalem, and thence to Heaven, in an instant),[1][2] from Arabic البُرَاق (al-burāq).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buˈɾak/
  • Hyphenation: Bu‧rak

Proper noun

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Burak

  1. (Islam) The celestial mount on whose back prophet Muhammad travelled to Heaven on his Night Journey.
  2. a male given name

Usage notes

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Written as "Burak'ı," "Burak'a" and "Burak'ın" but pronounced "burağı," "burağa" and "burağın."

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “براق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 351
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “براق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 259

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