burka
English
the head and upper torso portions of a burqa (Etymology 1)
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Caucasian burka (Etymology 2) on display beside a papakhi
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kə
Etymology 1
From Hindustani برقع / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian برقع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).
Noun
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.
Derived terms
Translations
female garment that covers the whole body
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Noun
burka (plural burkas)
Translations
male garment made from felt or karakul (Caucasus)
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Further reading
burqa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - burka (Caucasus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
Declension
Darkinjung
Noun
burka
- long-nosed bandicoot
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈburkɑ/, [ˈburkɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -urkɑ
- Syllabification(key): bur‧ka
Declension
| 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. | |||
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Further reading
- “burka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈburkɒ]
- Hyphenation: bur‧ka
- Rhymes: -kɒ
Etymology 1
Possibly from Turkish bürük.
Declension
| 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 |
Declension
| 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʉrkɑ/
- Rhymes: -ʉrkɑ
Noun
burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer, definite plural burkaene)
- a burka
References
- “burka” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʉrkɑ/
- Rhymes: -ʉrkɑ
Noun
burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer or burkaar, definite plural burkaene or burkaane)
- a burka
References
- “burka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
burki
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbur.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -urka
- Syllabification: bur‧ka
Noun
burka f
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbuʁ.kɐ/ [ˈbuh.kɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈbuɾ.kɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbuʁ.kɐ/ [ˈbuχ.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbuɻ.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbuɾ.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: bur‧ka
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuɾka/ [ˈbuɾ.ka]
- Rhymes: -uɾka
- Syllabification: bur‧ka
Further reading
- “burka”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Usage notes
- 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
| Declension of burka | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | burka | burkan | burkor | burkorna |
| Genitive | burkas | burkans | burkors | burkornas |
Derived terms
- burkabärande
- burkaförbud
- burkatvång
References
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