бура
Bashkir
Etymology
Compare to Karakhanid (buğra-, “to split, cleave”);[1] Chuvash пура (pura, “framework of a log house; grain barn”), Tatar бура (bura, “framework of a log house”), Kazakh бора (bora, “grain barn”).
Perhaps a borrowing from an Oghur source, compare the Chuvash entry.
Pronunciation
Noun
бура • (bura)
- framework / carcass of log house (consisting of several tiers of hewn logs placed one on top of another in a rectangular set)
- Бураны күтәреп, башын япҡас, бүрәнә ярыҡтарына мүк тултыралар.
- Buranı kütərep, başın yapqas, bürənə yarıqtarına mük tultıralar.
- After the carcass of log house is completed (up to its intended height) and roofed, the slits between logs are filled with moss.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | бура (bura) | буралар (buralar) |
| definite genitive | бураның (buranıñ) | бураларҙың (buralarźıñ) |
| dative | бураға (burağa) | бураларға (buralarğa) |
| definite accusative | бураны (buranı) | бураларҙы (buralarźı) |
| locative | бурала (burala) | бураларҙа (buralarźa) |
| ablative | буранан (buranan) | бураларҙан (buralarźan) |
References
- ^ Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969), Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 120
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *buřa.
Pronunciation
Noun
бу́ра • (búra) f inan (genitive бу́ры, nominative plural бу́ры, genitive plural бур)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бу́ра búra |
бу́ры búry |
| genitive | бу́ры búry |
бур bur |
| dative | бу́ры búry |
бу́рам búram |
| accusative | бу́ру búru |
бу́ры búry |
| instrumental | бу́рай, бу́раю búraj, búraju |
бу́рамі búrami |
| locative | бу́ры búry |
бу́рах búrax |
| count form | — | бу́ры1 búry1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “бура” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buřa.
Pronunciation
Noun
бура • (bura) f (plural бури, relational adjective бурен)
- (meteorology) bora, gale (wind)
- (meteorology) storm, tempest
- (figuratively) an event that causes much stir, passion and changes
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бура (bura) | бури (buri) |
| definite unspecified | бурата (burata) | бурите (burite) |
| definite proximal | бурава (burava) | буриве (burive) |
| definite distal | бурана (burana) | бурине (burine) |
| vocative | буро (buro) | бури (buri) |
References
- “бура” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology 1
From Persian بوره (bure, “borax”).
Pronunciation
Noun
бура́ • (burá) f inan (genitive буры́, uncountable)
- borax
- Александр Солженицын, Матренин двор 1968:
Declension
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
бу́ра • (búra) m anim or m inan
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buřa, akin to Bulgarian and Russian буря (burja), Slovene burja, Slovak búrka and búrať (“to crush”). Non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse byrr (“fair wing”), Latin furo (“I rage, rave”), Sanskrit भुरति (bhurati, “stir, palpitate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
бу̏ра f (Latin spelling bȕra)
- bora (wind)
- Бура јача. ― The bora is growing strong.
- Бура слаби. ― The bora is growing weak.
- (figuratively) an event that causes much stir, passion and changes
- Њен долазак је изазвао буру негодовања. ― Her arrival caused a lot of disapproval.
Declension
Further reading
- “бура”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
бура́ • (burá) f inan (genitive бури́, uncountable)
Declension
References
- “бура”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)