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Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese porque.
Adverb
purke
- because
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse purka.
Noun
purke f or m (definite singular purka or purken, indefinite plural purker, definite plural purkene)
- a sow (female pig)
Descendants
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse purka, from Latin porcus. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.
Noun
purke f (definite singular purka, indefinite plural purker, definite plural purkene)
- a sow (female pig)
- Synonym: sugge
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic. Possibly influenced by purke f.
Verb
purke (present tense purkar, past tense purka, past participle purka, passive infinitive purkast, present participle purkande, imperative purke/purk)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to snore loudly
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