burgu

Fula

Etymology

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Noun

burgu ngu (plural burguuji ɗi)

1. (Maasina) grasses in the flood zone after the waters have receded, the flood zone of the Inland Niger Delta

References

• D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, et J. Donohoe, Lexique Fulfulde (Maasina)-Anglais-Français: Une compilation basée sur racines et tirée de sources existantes, suivie de listes en anglais-fulfulde et français-fulfulde, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.

Nawdm

Etymology

Cognate with Mampruli buuwa, Moore bʋʋga, Dagbani bua, Hanga buwa, Kusaal bʋʋg. Possibly related to Baoule bua (“sheep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /búrɡú/

Noun

burgu ku (plural buri ɦi)

1. goat

Related terms

• budaar (“male goat”)
• burbuga (“kid”)
• burniigu (“female goat”)

 

References

• Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎^[1], SIL International

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بورغو (burgu), from Proto-Turkic *burgu (“borer, gimlet, auger”); cognate with Azerbaijani burğu, Bashkir бырау (bıraw) and Kazakh бұрғы (būrğy).

Noun

burgu (definite accusative burguyu, plural burgular)

1. borer, drill, gimlet, auger, any instrument used for drilling

   Synonym: matkap

2. corkscrew, a device for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork

   Synonym: tirbuşon

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	burgu
Definite accusative	burguyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	burgu	burgular
Definite accusative	burguyu	burguları
Dative	burguya	burgulara
Locative	burguda	burgularda
Ablative	burgudan	burgulardan
Genitive	burgunun	burguların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular burgum burgularım 2nd singular burgun burguların 3rd singular burgusu burguları 1st plural burgumuz burgularımız 2nd plural burgunuz burgularınız 3rd plural burguları burguları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular burgumu burgularımı 2nd singular burgunu burgularını 3rd singular burgusunu burgularını 1st plural burgumuzu burgularımızı 2nd plural burgunuzu burgularınızı 3rd plural burgularını burgularını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular burguma burgularıma 2nd singular burguna burgularına 3rd singular burgusuna burgularına 1st plural burgumuza burgularımıza 2nd plural burgunuza burgularınıza 3rd plural burgularına burgularına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular burgumda burgularımda 2nd singular burgunda burgularında 3rd singular burgusunda burgularında 1st plural burgumuzda burgularımızda 2nd plural burgunuzda burgularınızda 3rd plural burgularında burgularında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular burgumdan burgularımdan 2nd singular burgundan burgularından 3rd singular burgusundan burgularından 1st plural burgumuzdan burgularımızdan 2nd plural burgunuzdan burgularınızdan 3rd plural burgularından burgularından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular burgumun burgularımın 2nd singular burgunun burgularının 3rd singular burgusunun burgularının 1st plural burgumuzun burgularımızın 2nd plural burgunuzun burgularınızın 3rd plural burgularının burgularının

Derived terms

• burgu gibi
• burgucu
• burgulamak
• burgulanmak
• burgulu
• burgusuz

 

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “burgu2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 702
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “burgu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük