burka

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝkə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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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]

Borrowed from Polish burka, from Russian бу́рка (búrka).^[1]

burka f

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

Borrowed from English burqa.

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”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

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/

• Audio:

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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), 2006–2026

• 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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