burak

See also: Burak, burák, and búrák

English

Noun

burak (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of borak.

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧rak
• IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾak/ [ˈbu.ɾak]

Noun

burak

1. flower

   Synonym: bulaklak

Derived terms

• maburak
• magburak
• mamurak

East Miraya Bikol

Noun

burák

1. flower

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.rea̯ʔ/

Noun

burak

1. white

Adjective

burak

1. white

Libon Bikol

Noun

burák

1. flower

Masbate Sorsogon

Noun

burak

1. flower

Masbatenyo

Noun

burak

1. flower

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Noun

burak

1. flower

Polish

buraki

Etymology

From earlier borak, from Medieval Latin borrāgō, from Arabic أَبُو الْعَرَق (ʔabū l-ʕaraq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.rak/

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• Rhymes: -urak
• Syllabification: bu‧rak
• Homophone: Burak

Noun

burak m inan or m animal (diminutive buraczek)

1. beet (any plant of the genus Beta)
2. beet (root)
3. (colloquial) fruit wine of an inferior brand

Declension

Declension of burak

	singular	plural
nominative	burak	buraki
genitive	buraka	buraków
dative	burakowi	burakom
accusative	burak/buraka	buraki
instrumental	burakiem	burakami
locative	buraku	burakach
vocative	buraku	buraki

Derived terms

adjectives

• buraczany
• burakowy

nouns

• burak cukrowy

Noun

burak m pers (diminutive buraczek)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) boor, hillbilly, yokel (arrogant, uncultured person)

   Synonyms: buc, cham, prostak

Declension

Declension of burak

	singular	plural
nominative	burak	buracy/buraki (deprecative)
genitive	buraka	buraków
dative	burakowi	burakom
accusative	buraka	buraków
instrumental	burakiem	burakami
locative	buraku	burakach
vocative	buraku	buracy

Descendants

• → Belarusian: бура́к (burák)
• → Russian: буря́к (burják)
• → Ukrainian: буря́к (burják)
• → Yiddish: בוריק (burik)

Further reading

• “burak”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “burak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Rinconada Bikol

Noun

burak

1. flower

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾak/ [ˈbuː.ɾɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -uɾak
• Syllabification: bu‧rak

Noun

burak (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇᜃ᜔)

1. mire; muck; deep mud; slime; slough

   Synonyms: putik, pusali, labon, tarlak

Derived terms

• bumurak
• burakan
• magburak

Anagrams

• kurba, kubra

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bedak.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /buɾak/ [bʊˈɾak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: bu‧rak

Noun

burak (Sulat Sūg spelling بُرَكْ)

1. powder (used for face; face powder)

Derived terms

• biyuburak
• biyurak
• biyurakan
• burakan
• magburak
• nagbuburak
• nagburak

Waray Sorsogon

Noun

burak

1. flower

West Miraya Bikol

Noun

burák

1. flower