burka
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kə
Etymology 1 edit
From Hindustani برقع / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian برقع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).
Noun edit
burka (plural burkas)
- 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.
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Etymology 2 edit
From Russian бу́рка (búrka); further etymology is disputed.
Noun edit
burka (plural burkas)
- 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.
Translations edit
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Further reading edit
- burqa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- burka (Caucasus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech edit
Noun edit
burka f
- burka (female garment that covers the whole body)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Darkinjung edit
Noun edit
burka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
burka
- burka (female garment)
Declension edit
Inflection of burka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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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 burkainrare | ||
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. |
Further reading edit
- “burka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
burka (plural burkák)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 edit
burok + -a (possessive suffix)
Noun edit
burka
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of burok
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 edit
Etymology edit
From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer, definite plural burkaene)
- a burka
References edit
- “burka” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer or burkaar, definite plural burkaene or burkaane)
- a burka
References edit
- “burka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
burka f
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́рка (búrka).
Noun edit
burka f
- (historical) long, voluminous outer garment with a hood and without sleeves, made of thick cloth, formerly worn when travelling
Declension edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
burka m animal
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: bur‧ka
Noun edit
burka f (plural burkas)
- Alternative spelling of burca
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bȗrka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̑рка)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
burka m (plural burkas)
Further reading edit
- “burka”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
burka c
- a burka
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Declension of burka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | burka | burkan | burkor | burkorna |
Genitive | burkas | burkans | burkors | burkornas |