borka
See also: Børka
Abinomn
Noun
borka
- breadfruit
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic بُرْكَة (burka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔr.ka/
Noun
borka f (plural borok)
- duck
- Synonym: papra
- (figuratively) lazy person
Usage notes
- Many sources make a distinction between papra (“duck”) and borka (“wild duck”). However it is unclear whether the latter gloss refers to the mallard or to other wild-living birds of the family Anatidae. At any rate the mallard is also commonly called papra.
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bòːrka/, /bóːrka/
Noun
bọ̄rka f
- fighter (military)
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bórka | ||
| gen. sing. | bórke | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | bórka | bórki | bórke |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | bórke | bórk | bórk |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | bórki | bórkama | bórkam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | bórko | bórki | bórke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | bórki | bórkah | bórkah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | bórko | bórkama | bórkami |
Further reading
- “borka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran