borak
English
Alternative forms
Noun
borak (uncountable)
- A cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun, traditionally used by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Related terms
Buhi'non Bikol
Alternative forms
Noun
borak
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈborak/ [ˈbo.raʔ]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Hyphenation: bo‧rak
Verb
borak (Jawi spelling بورق)
- (colloquial) to have friendly, informal conversation, usually about things that are not serious or unimportant, to chat.
- Synonyms: sembang, omong kosong
Derived terms
Affixations
- berborak
- berborak-borak
- memborak
- memborakkan
- pemborak
References
- Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA[1], volume 58, number 3, , archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 26
Further reading
- "borak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Polish
Pronunciation
- (Greater Poland):
- (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA(key): [ˈbɔ.rak]
- (Masovia):
- (Far Masovian) IPA(key): [ˈbɔ.rak]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Baracke. Doublet of barak.
Noun
borak m inan
- (Far Masovian) shack, hut (temporary house in a forest)
Etymology 2
From Bory Tucholskie + -ak.
Noun
borak m pers
- (Chełmno) native or inhabitant of Bory Tucholskie (usually male)
Further reading
- Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “borak”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 102
- Gustaw Pobłocki (1887), “borak”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 128