бурка

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

бу́рый (búryj) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Noun

бу́рка (búrkaf anim (genitive бу́рки, nominative plural бу́рки, genitive plural бу́рок)

  1. a liver chestnut horse (a horse with a dark reddish or reddish-brown coat)
Declension

Etymology 2

Disputed.

  • According to Vasmer, from Etymology 1, i.e. бу́рый (búryj, brown) +‎ -ка (-ka), referring to the garment's color.
  • According to Shansky, ultimately from Persian (bärk, shoulder, shoulder blade) via the intermediary of one of the languages of the Caucasus and influenced by the Russian term бу́рый (búryj); alternatively, but less likely, from a Turkic source, cf. Turkish börk (felt hat) and Turkish bürümek (to wrap).

Noun

бу́рка (búrkaf inan (genitive бу́рки, nominative plural бу́рки, genitive plural бу́рок)

  1. burka (male garment from the Caucasus)
  2. (usually in the plural) a felt boot with a leather sole
Declension

Etymology 3

бури́ть (burítʹ, to bore, to drill) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Noun

бу́рка (búrkaf inan (genitive бу́рки, nominative plural бу́рки, genitive plural бу́рок)

  1. blasthole (the hole into which an explosive charge is inserted for blasting rock)
    Hypernym: шпур (špur)
Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бурка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shansky, N. M. (1965) “бурка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 231

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Noun

бу̑рка f (Latin spelling bȗrka)

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

Declension

Further reading

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