burla
See also: Burla, burlá, and Burlă
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈbuɾ.lə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈbur.lə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbuɾ.la/
Noun
burla f (plural burles)
- mockery, taunt, ridicule
Related terms
- burlar-se
Further reading
- “burla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “burla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “burla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “burla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Burla Negra ("Black Joke"), the ship of Galician pirate Benito de Soto
Alternative forms
- bulra, burra
Etymology
Unknown. From Old Galician and Old Portuguese burla (13th century, earliest attestation of this word); probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.[1] Cognate with Portuguese burla, Spanish burla, Catalan burla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuɾla̝/
Noun
burla m (plural burlas)
- mockery, joke
- 1460, Rui Vasques, J. A. Souto Cabo (ed.), Crónica de Santa María de Iria, page 93:
- porque a memoria da Eglleia de Yria he Ja quasy perdida, porende eu, querendo a alguũ tanto tornar a memoria dos que nõ saben nẽ creen Ja que fose obispado -ante o han por bulrra-
- because the memory of the Church of Iria is almost lost, then I, wanting to bring back this remembrance to those than don't know and no longer believe that Iria was a bishopric -they even take this for a joke-
- porque a memoria da Eglleia de Yria he Ja quasy perdida, porende eu, querendo a alguũ tanto tornar a memoria dos que nõ saben nẽ creen Ja que fose obispado -ante o han por bulrra-
- Synonyms: chacota, moca
- 1460, Rui Vasques, J. A. Souto Cabo (ed.), Crónica de Santa María de Iria, page 93:
- fraud
- 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Os Miragres de Santiago. Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 180:
- chegou a Panpelona et acaeçeu que lle morreu a moller y, et hũ ospede mao cõ que pousaua tomoulle quanto tragia por bulrra, et viose desanparado
- he arrived to Pamplona, and it happened that his wife died there, and a mean guest with whom he was staying took everything he was carrying using a fraud, and he found himself helpless
- chegou a Panpelona et acaeçeu que lle morreu a moller y, et hũ ospede mao cõ que pousaua tomoulle quanto tragia por bulrra, et viose desanparado
- Synonyms: engano, fraude
- 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Os Miragres de Santiago. Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 180:
Derived terms
- burlador
- burlar
Related terms
- burlesco
References
- “burla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “bulrr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “bulra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “burla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “burla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “burla”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbˠuːrˠl̪ˠə/
Noun
burla m (genitive singular burla, nominative plural burlaí)
- bundle, roll, bale, plug, sheaf
- burly person
- lumpish, unsociable, person
Declension
Declension of burla
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- burláil
- burlaíocht
- burlaire
- burlóg
Related terms
- burlamán (“burly, lumpish, person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| burla | bhurla | mburla |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “burla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “burla” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “burla” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbur.la/
- Rhymes: -urla
- Hyphenation: bùr‧la
Etymology 1
Probably from Vulgar Latin *burrula[1], diminutive of Late Latin burra (“nonsense, trickery”, literally “flock of wool”), possibly through the intermediate of Spanish burla[2].
Noun
burla f (plural burle)
- trick, prank, frolic, joke
Derived terms
- burlare
- burlesco
Related terms
- borra
Verb
burla
- inflection of burlare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- burla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- burla in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
Ladino
Noun
burla f (Latin spelling)
- joke
Related terms
- burlarse
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbuʁ.lɐ/ [ˈbuɦ.lɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈbuɾ.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbuʁ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbuɻ.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbuɾ.lɐ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish burla, of unknown origin.
Noun
burla f (plural burlas)
- fraud
- mockery
Derived terms
- burlar
Verb
burla
- inflection of burlar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuɾla/ [ˈbuɾ.la]
- Rhymes: -uɾla
- Syllabification: bur‧la
Etymology 1
Uncertain. The Real Academia Española suggests Vulgar Latin *burrula, from burrae, from Late Latin burra (“trifles; nonsense, trickery”) (compare, however, borla, which would be a doublet). Also see Italian burla. Possibly a cognate with English bureau.
Noun
burla f (plural burlas)
- mockery, taunt, ridicule
- prank
Derived terms
- burlar
Descendants
- →? Italian: burla
- → Portuguese: burla
Verb
burla
- inflection of burlar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “burla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yagara
Numeral
burla
- two
References
- State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Indigenous Numbers.