burak

See also: Burak, burák, and búrák

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧rak
• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾak/, [ˈbu.ɾak]

Noun

burak

1. flower

   Synonym: bulaklak

Derived terms

• maburak
• magburak
• mamurak

 

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.rea̯ʔ/

Noun

burak

1. white

Adjective

burak

1. white

Iriga Bicolano

Noun

burak

1. flower

Libon Bikol

Noun

burák

1. flower

Masbate Sorsogon

Noun

burak

1. flower

Masbatenyo

Noun

burak

1. flower

Miraya Bikol

Noun

burák

1. flower

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

burak

1. flower

Polish

buraki

Etymology

From earlier borak, from Medieval Latin borrāgō, from Arabic أَبُو الْعَرَق (ʔabū l-ʕaraq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.rak/

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• Rhymes: -urak
• Syllabification: bu‧rak
• Homophone: Burak

Noun

burak m inan or m animal (diminutive buraczek)

1. beet (any plant of the genus Beta)
2. beet (root)
3. (colloquial) fruit wine of an inferior brand

Declension

Declension of burak

	singular	plural
nominative	burak	buraki
genitive	buraka	buraków
dative	burakowi	burakom
accusative	burak/buraka	buraki
instrumental	burakiem	burakami
locative	buraku	burakach
vocative	buraku	buraki

Derived terms

adjectives

• buraczany
• burakowy

 

nouns

• burak cukrowy

 

Noun

burak m pers (diminutive buraczek)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) boor, hillbilly, yokel (arrogant, uncultured person)

   Synonyms: buc, cham, prostak

Declension

Declension of burak

	singular	plural
nominative	burak	buracy/buraki (deprecative)
genitive	buraka	buraków
dative	burakowi	burakom
accusative	buraka	buraków
instrumental	burakiem	burakami
locative	buraku	burakach
vocative	buraku	buracy

Descendants

• → Belarusian: бура́к (burák)
• → Russian: буря́к (burják)
• → Ukrainian: буря́к (burják)
• → Yiddish: בוריק (burik)

Further reading

• burak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• burak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾak/, [ˈbu.ɾɐk]
• Hyphenation: bu‧rak

Noun

burak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜃ᜔)

1. mire; deep mud; slime; slough

   Synonyms: putik, pusali, labon, tarlak

Derived terms

• bumurak
• burakan
• magburak

 

Waray Sorsogon

Noun

burak

1. flower

West Albay Bikol

Noun

burák

1. flower