burka
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the head and upper torso portions of a burqa (Etymology 1) 
Caucasian burka (Etymology 2) on display beside a papakhi
burki
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Alternative forms
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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See also
Etymology 2
From Russian бу́рка (búrka); further etymology is disputed.
Noun
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
male garment made from felt or karakul (Caucasus)
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Further reading
burqa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - burka (Caucasus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
Noun
burka f
- burka (female garment that covers the whole body)
Declension
Further reading
- burka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- burka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Darkinjung
Noun
burka
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
burka
- burka (female garment)
Declension
| 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 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
- “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
Etymology 1
Noun
burka (plural burkák)
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 |
Etymology 2
burok + -a (possessive suffix)
Noun
burka
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of burok
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
Etymology
From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).
Pronunciation
Noun
burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer, definite plural burkaene)
- a burka
References
- “burka” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).
Pronunciation
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
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
burka f
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́рка (búrka).
Noun
burka f
- (historical) long, voluminous outer garment with a hood and without sleeves, made of thick cloth, formerly worn when travelling
Declension
Declension of burka
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
burka m animal
Further reading
- burka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- burka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bur‧ka
Noun
burka f (plural burkas)
- Alternative spelling of burca
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
bȗrka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̑рка)
Declension
Declension of burka
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
burka m (plural burkas)
Further reading
- “burka”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
burka c
- a burka
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | burka | burkan | burkor | burkorna |
| Genitive | burkas | burkans | burkors | burkornas |