borka

See also: Borka and Børka

Abinomn

Noun

borka

  1. breadfruit

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic بُرْكَة (burka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔr.ka/

Noun

borka f (plural borok)

  1. duck
    Synonym: papra
  2. (figuratively) lazy person

Usage notes

  • Many sources make a distinction between papra (“duck”) and borka (“wild duck”). However it is unclear whether the latter gloss refers to the mallard or to other wild-living birds of the family Anatidae. At any rate the mallard is also commonly called papra.

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bòːrka/, /bóːrka/

Noun

bọ̄rka f

  1. fighter (military)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. bórka
gen. sing. bórke
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		bórka bórki bórke
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		bórke bórk bórk
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		bórki bórkama bórkam
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		bórko bórki bórke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		bórki bórkah bórkah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		bórko bórkama bórkami

Further reading

  • “borka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “borka”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references
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