Burka in Scrabble and Meaning

• Finder
• Unscrambler
• Dictionary

Valid words made from Burka

Jump to...

• 5 letter words
• 4 letter words
• 3 letter words
• 2 letter words

Results

5-letter words (1 found)

4-letter words (9 found)

3-letter words (10 found)

2-letter words (5 found)

You can make 25 words from burka according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of burka

burka ubrka bruka rbuka urbka rubka bukra ubkra bkura kbura ukbra kubra brkua rbkua bkrua kbrua rkbua krbua urkba rukba ukrba kurba rkuba kruba burak ubrak bruak rbuak urbak rubak buark ubark baurk aburk uabrk aubrk brauk rbauk baruk abruk rabuk arbuk urabk ruabk uarbk aurbk raubk arubk bukar ubkar bkuar kbuar ukbar kubar buakr ubakr baukr abukr uabkr aubkr bkaur kbaur bakur abkur kabur akbur ukabr kuabr uakbr aukbr kaubr akubr brkau rbkau bkrau kbrau rkbau krbau braku rbaku barku abrku rabku arbku bkaru kbaru bakru abkru kabru akbru rkabu krabu rakbu arkbu karbu akrbu urkab rukab ukrab kurab rkuab kruab urakb ruakb uarkb aurkb raukb arukb ukarb kuarb uakrb aukrb kaurb akurb rkaub kraub rakub arkub karub akrub

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word burka. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in burka.

Definitions and meaning of burka

burka

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kə

Etymology 1

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

Noun

burka (plural burkas)

1. A Central Asian garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women.

   Synonyms: (especially in Central Asia) paranja, chadri

   Hypernym: purdah

Derived terms

• anti-burka

Translations

See also

• aba, abaya

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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.

Translations

Further reading

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

Czech

Noun

burka f

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

Declension

Further reading

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

Darkinjung

Noun

burka

1. long-nosed bandicoot

Finnish

Etymology

From Urdu برقع (burqā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

burka

1. burka (female garment)

Declension

Further reading

• “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 2023-07-02

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Possibly from Turkish bürük.

Noun

burka (plural burkák)

1. burka, burqa (female garment)

Declension

Etymology 2

burok +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

burka

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

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʉrkɑ/
• Rhymes: -ʉrkɑ

Noun

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

1. a burka

References

• “burka” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʉrkɑ/
• Rhymes: -ʉrkɑ

Noun

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

1. a burka

References

• “burka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbur.ka/
• Rhymes: -urka
• Syllabification: bur‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English burqa.

Noun

burka f

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́рка (búrka).

Noun

burka f

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

Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

burka m animal

1. accusative/genitive singular of burek

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bur‧ka

Noun

burka f (plural burkas)

1. Alternative spelling of burca

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bûːrka/

Noun

bȗrka f (Cyrillic spelling бу̑рка)

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

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

burka m (plural burkas)

1. burka or burqa

Further reading

• “burka”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

From Urdu برقع

Noun

burka c

1. a burka

Usage notes

• 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.

Declension

Derived terms

• burkabärande
• burkaförbud
• burkatvång

See also

• huckle
• niqab
• sjal
• slöja

References

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

Anagrams

• bruka, bukar

Turkish

Noun

burka (definite accusative burkayı, plural burkalar)

1. burqa
2. burka

Source: wiktionary.org