bura
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Dalmatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Probably ultimately from Latin boreas. Compare Italian borea, Romanian bură, Venetian bura.
Noun [edit]
bura f
Gamilaraay [edit]
Noun [edit]
bura
Hausa [edit]
Noun [edit]
būrā f
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈbuːrɒ/
- Hyphenation: bu‧ra
Noun [edit]
bura (plural burák)
Declension [edit]
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declension of bura
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Indonesian [edit]
Verb [edit]
bura
- to spit (said of snakes)
Romansch [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- (Surmiran) bora
Noun [edit]
bura f (plural buras)
Synonyms [edit]
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) balla
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *bur'a, akin to Bulgarian and Russian буря, Slovene burja, Slovak búrka and búrať (“to crush”). Non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse byrr (“fair wind”), Latin furo (“I rage, rave”), Sanskrit भुरति (bhurati, “to stir, palpitate”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /bûra/
- Hyphenation: bu‧ra
Noun [edit]
bȕra f (Cyrillic spelling бу̏ра)
- bora (wind)
- Bura jača. - The bora is growing strong.
- Bura slabi. - The bora is growing weak.
- (figuratively) an event that causes much stir, passion and changes
- Njen dolazak je izazvao buru negodovanja. - Her arrival caused a lot of disapproval.
Declension [edit]
declension of bura
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bȕra | bure |
| genitive | bure | bȗrā |
| dative | buri | burama |
| accusative | buru | bure |
| vocative | buro | bure |
| locative | buri | burama |
| instrumental | burom | burama |
Tagalog [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Spanish borrar (“to erase”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
magbura
- to erase