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burka

See also: Burka, búrka, and burką

English

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The head and upper torso portions of a burqa (Etymology 1)
 
Caucasian burka (Etymology 2) on display beside a papakhi

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kə

Etymology 1

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From Hindustani برقع / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian برقع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

Noun

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burka (plural burkas)

  1. A Central Asian garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women.
    Synonyms: (especially in Central Asia) paranja, chadri
    Hypernym: purdah
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Translations
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female garment that covers the whole body
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Etymology 2

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From Russian бу́рка (búrka); further etymology is disputed.

Noun

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burka (plural burkas)

  1. A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region.
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Czech

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Noun

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burka f

  1. burka (female garment that covers the whole body)

Declension

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Declension of burka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative burka burky
genitive burky burek
dative burce burkám
accusative burku burky
vocative burko burky
locative burce burkách
instrumental burkou burkami

Further reading

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  • “burka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “burka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Darkinjung

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Noun

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burka

  1. long-nosed bandicoot

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Urdu برقع (burqā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈburkɑ/, [ˈburkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -urkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bur‧ka

Noun

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burka

  1. burka (female garment)

Declension

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Inflection of burka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative burka burkat
genitive burkan burkien
partitive burkaa burkia
illative burkaan burkiin
singular plural
nominative burka burkat
accusative nom. burka burkat
gen. burkan
genitive burkan burkien
burkain rare
partitive burkaa burkia
inessive burkassa burkissa
elative burkasta burkista
illative burkaan burkiin
adessive burkalla burkilla
ablative burkalta burkilta
allative burkalle burkille
essive burkana burkina
translative burkaksi burkiksi
abessive burkatta burkitta
instructive — burkin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of burka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative burkani burkani
accusative nom. burkani burkani
gen. burkani
genitive burkani burkieni
burkaini rare
partitive burkaani burkiani
inessive burkassani burkissani
elative burkastani burkistani
illative burkaani burkiini
adessive burkallani burkillani
ablative burkaltani burkiltani
allative burkalleni burkilleni
essive burkanani burkinani
translative burkakseni burkikseni
abessive burkattani burkittani
instructive — —
comitative — burkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative burkasi burkasi
accusative nom. burkasi burkasi
gen. burkasi
genitive burkasi burkiesi
burkaisi rare
partitive burkaasi burkiasi
inessive burkassasi burkissasi
elative burkastasi burkistasi
illative burkaasi burkiisi
adessive burkallasi burkillasi
ablative burkaltasi burkiltasi
allative burkallesi burkillesi
essive burkanasi burkinasi
translative burkaksesi burkiksesi
abessive burkattasi burkittasi
instructive — —
comitative — burkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative burkamme burkamme
accusative nom. burkamme burkamme
gen. burkamme
genitive burkamme burkiemme
burkaimme rare
partitive burkaamme burkiamme
inessive burkassamme burkissamme
elative burkastamme burkistamme
illative burkaamme burkiimme
adessive burkallamme burkillamme
ablative burkaltamme burkiltamme
allative burkallemme burkillemme
essive burkanamme burkinamme
translative burkaksemme burkiksemme
abessive burkattamme burkittamme
instructive — —
comitative — burkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative burkanne burkanne
accusative nom. burkanne burkanne
gen. burkanne
genitive burkanne burkienne
burkainne rare
partitive burkaanne burkianne
inessive burkassanne burkissanne
elative burkastanne burkistanne
illative burkaanne burkiinne
adessive burkallanne burkillanne
ablative burkaltanne burkiltanne
allative burkallenne burkillenne
essive burkananne burkinanne
translative burkaksenne burkiksenne
abessive burkattanne burkittanne
instructive — —
comitative — burkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative burkansa burkansa
accusative nom. burkansa burkansa
gen. burkansa
genitive burkansa burkiensa
burkainsa rare
partitive burkaansa burkiaan
burkiansa
inessive burkassaan
burkassansa 		burkissaan
burkissansa
elative burkastaan
burkastansa 		burkistaan
burkistansa
illative burkaansa burkiinsa
adessive burkallaan
burkallansa 		burkillaan
burkillansa
ablative burkaltaan
burkaltansa 		burkiltaan
burkiltansa
allative burkalleen
burkallensa 		burkilleen
burkillensa
essive burkanaan
burkanansa 		burkinaan
burkinansa
translative burkakseen
burkaksensa 		burkikseen
burkiksensa
abessive burkattaan
burkattansa 		burkittaan
burkittansa
instructive — —
comitative — burkineen
burkinensa

Further reading

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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈburkɒ]
  • Hyphenation: bur‧ka
  • Rhymes: -kɒ

Etymology 1

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Possibly from Turkish bürük.

Noun

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burka (plural burkák)

  1. burka, burqa (female garment)
Declension
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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative burka burkák
accusative burkát burkákat
dative burkának burkáknak
instrumental burkával burkákkal
causal-final burkáért burkákért
translative burkává burkákká
terminative burkáig burkákig
essive-formal burkaként burkákként
essive-modal — —
inessive burkában burkákban
superessive burkán burkákon
adessive burkánál burkáknál
illative burkába burkákba
sublative burkára burkákra
allative burkához burkákhoz
elative burkából burkákból
delative burkáról burkákról
ablative burkától burkáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		burkáé burkáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		burkáéi burkákéi
Possessive forms of burka
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. burkám burkáim
2nd person sing. burkád burkáid
3rd person sing. burkája burkái
1st person plural burkánk burkáink
2nd person plural burkátok burkáitok
3rd person plural burkájuk burkáik

Etymology 2

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burok +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

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burka

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of burok
Declension
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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative burka —
accusative burkát —
dative burkának —
instrumental burkával —
causal-final burkáért —
translative burkává —
terminative burkáig —
essive-formal burkaként —
essive-modal burkául —
inessive burkában —
superessive burkán —
adessive burkánál —
illative burkába —
sublative burkára —
allative burkához —
elative burkából —
delative burkáról —
ablative burkától —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		burkáé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		burkáéi —

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer, definite plural burkaene)

  1. a burka

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).

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Noun

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burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer or burkaar, definite plural burkaene or burkaane)

  1. a burka

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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burki

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English burqa.

Noun

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burka f

  1. (Islam) burka (female garment that covers the whole body)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́рка (búrka).

Noun

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burka f

  1. (historical) long, voluminous outer garment with a hood and without sleeves, made of thick cloth, formerly worn when travelling
Declension
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Declension of burka
singular plural
nominative burka burki
genitive burki burek
dative burce burkom
accusative burkę burki
instrumental burką burkami
locative burce burkach
vocative burko burki

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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burka m animal

  1. accusative/genitive singular of burek

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bur‧ka

Noun

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burka f (plural burkas)

  1. Alternative spelling of burca

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bȗrka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̑рка)

  1. burka, burqa (female garment that covers the whole body)
  2. burka (male garment from the Caucasus)

Declension

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Declension of burka
singular plural
nominative burka burke
genitive burke burka
dative burki burkama
accusative burku burke
vocative burko burke
locative burki burkama
instrumental burkom burkama

Further reading

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  • “burka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɾka/ [ˈbuɾ.ka]
  • Rhymes: -uɾka
  • Syllabification: bur‧ka

Noun

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burka m (plural burkas)

  1. burka or burqa

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Urdu برقع

Noun

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burka c

  1. a burka

Usage notes

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  • Compounds are formed with burka- including the a. Compounds with burk- are very rare due to the potential confusion with burk. In other terms such as svensklärare/svenskalärare, this is considered an abomination that only belongs in colloquial usage.

Declension

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Declension of burka
nominative genitive
singular indefinite burka burkas
definite burkan burkans
plural indefinite burkor burkors
definite burkorna burkornas

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Turkish

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Noun

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burka (definite accusative burkayı, plural burkalar)

  1. burqa
  2. burka
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