برس

See also: ترش, ترس, پرش, پرس, برش, and bras

Balti

Etymology

From Classical Tibetan འབྲས ('bras).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brʌs/

Noun

برَس (bras)

1. rice

Burushaski

Etymology

Uncertain, but compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ras (“rice”), whence Tibetan འབྲས ('bras), Mizo rah, and Balti برس.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bras]

Noun

برس (bras)

1. rice

Malay

Noun

برس (plural برس-برس or برس٢)

1. Jawi spelling of beras.‎

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French brosse. Doublet of فرچه (ferče, “shaving-brush; brush”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊɹs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊɹs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊɹs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [buɹs]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.ɹos]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.ɹos]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [bo.ɹes]

Readings
Dari reading?	burs
Iranian reading?	boros

Noun

Regional synonyms of "brush"

Dari	بُرْس
Iranian Persian	بُرُس
Tajik	чӯтка

برس • (burs / boros) (plural برس‌ها (burs-hā / boros-hâ))

1. brush

Derived terms

• برس کردن (burs kardan / boros kardan)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈburs/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊɹs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊɹs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊɹs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [buɹs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [boɹs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [buɹs]

Readings
Classical reading?	burs
Dari reading?	burs
Iranian reading?	bors
Tajik reading?	burs

Noun

برس • (burs / bors) (Tajik spelling бурс)

1. alternative form of ارس (urs / ors, “juniper”)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi बरस (barasa), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀲 (varisa), semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.ɾəs/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -əs

Noun

برس • (baras) m (Hindi spelling बरस)

1. year