burka

• burqa
• burkha
• burqua
• boorka, bourkha (obsolete)
• bourqa (rare)

From Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu برقع‎ (burqa'), from Persian برقع‎ (borqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع‎ (burquʿ).

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kə

a Caucasian burka on display beside a papakhi

burka (plural burkas)

1. 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).
2. 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.

• (Islamic garment): paranja (especially in Central Asia), chadri

burka f

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

• burka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• burka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

burka

1. long-nosed bandicoot

burka

1. burka (female garment)

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

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 (burquʿ, “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 (burquʿ, “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.

From Turkish bürük.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbur.ka/

burka f

1. burka

• burka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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 m (plural burkas)

1. burka or burqa

burka c

1. a burka

• 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.

• burkabärande
• burkaförbud
• burkatvång

• huckle
• niqab
• sjal
• slöja

burka (definite accusative burkayı, plural burkalar)

1. burqa
2. burka