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Burka
burka
burka
English
the head and upper torso portions of a burqa
Alternative forms
Noun
burka (plural burkas)
- An Islamic garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women (also spelled burqa).
- 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.
Synonyms
- (Islamic garment): paranja (especially in Central Asia), chadri
Translations
female garment that covers the whole body
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male garment made from felt or karakul (Caucasus)
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Darkinjung
Noun
burka
- long-nosed bandicoot
Finnish
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 |
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| 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 | |
| instructive | — | burkin | |
| abessive | burkatta | burkitta | |
| comitative | — | burkineen | |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʿ, “veil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʉrkɑ/
- Rhymes: -ʉrkɑ
Noun
burka m
Inflection
Inflection of burka
| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokmål m | burka | burkaen | burkaer | burkaene |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʿ, “veil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʉrkɑ/
- Rhymes: -ʉrkɑ
Noun
burka m
Inflection
Inflection of burka
| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nynorsk m | burka | burkaen | burkaar | burkaane |
Polish
Etymology
From Turkish bürük.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbur.ka/
Noun
burka f
Declension
declension of burka
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bûːrka/
Noun
bȗrka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̑рка)
Declension
Declension of burka
Swedish
Noun
burka c
- a burka
Declension
| Inflection of burka | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | burka | burkan | burkor | burkorna |
| Genitive | burkas | burkans | burkors | burkornas |
Usage notes
- Compounds are formed with burka- including the a. Compounds with burk- are very rare. In terms of svensklärare/svenskalärare, this has been considered an abomination that only belongs in slang.
Related terms
- burkabärande
- burkaförbud
- burkatvång