burka

From Hindustani برقع / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian برقع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

burka (plural burkas)

1. Alternative form of burqa.

From Russian бу́рка (búrka); further etymology is disputed.

burka (plural burkas)

1. 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.

• burqa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• burka (Caucasus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): [ˈburka]

burka f

1. burka (female garment that covers the whole body)

• “burka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “burka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

burka

1. long-nosed bandicoot

From Urdu برقع (burqā).

• IPA^(key): /ˈburkɑ/, [ˈburkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): bur‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): bur‧ka

burka

1. burka (female garment)

• “burka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• IPA^(key): [ˈburkɒ]
• Hyphenation: bur‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Possibly from Turkish bürük.

burka (plural burkák)

1. burka, burqa (female garment)

burok +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

burka

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of burok

From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).

• IPA^(key): /bʉrkɑ/
• Rhymes: -ʉrkɑ

burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer, definite plural burkaene)

1. a burka

• “burka” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Urdu or Persian, from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ, “veil”).

• IPA^(key): /bʉrkɑ/
• Rhymes: -ʉrkɑ

burka m (definite singular burkaen, indefinite plural burkaer or burkaar, definite plural burkaene or burkaane)

1. a burka

• “burka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbur.ka/

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• Rhymes: -urka
• Syllabification: bur‧ka

Borrowed from English burqa.

burka f

1. (Islam) burka (female garment that covers the whole body)

Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́рка (búrka).

burka f

1. (historical) long, voluminous outer garment with a hood and without sleeves, made of thick cloth, formerly worn when travelling

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

burka m animal

1. accusative/genitive singular of burek

• burka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• burka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: bur‧ka

burka f (plural burkas)

1. alternative spelling of burca

• IPA^(key): /bûːrka/

bȗrka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̑рка)

1. burka, burqa (female garment that covers the whole body)
2. burka (male garment from the Caucasus)

• “burka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾka/ [ˈbuɾ.ka]
• Rhymes: -uɾka
• Syllabification: bur‧ka

burka m (plural burkas)

1. burka or burqa

• “burka”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

From Urdu برقع

burka c

1. a burka

• 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.

• burkabärande
• burkaförbud
• burkatvång

• huckle
• niqab
• sjal
• slöja

• burka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• burka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

• bruka, bukar

burka (definite accusative burkayı, plural burkalar)

1. burqa
2. burka