боркан

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Russian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Baltic, see Latvian burkāns.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

борка́н (borkánm inan (genitive борка́на, nominative plural борка́ны, genitive plural борка́нов)

  1. (regional, obsolete, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver) carrot
    Synonym: (regular term) морко́вь (morkóvʹ)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • ? Estonian: porgand
  • Finnish: porkkana
  • Ingrian: porkkana, borkkana
  • Votic: borkkõnõ

References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “боркан”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress