borak

See also: Borak, Borák, and bórák

English

Alternative forms

• burak

Noun

borak (uncountable)

1. A cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun, traditionally used by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Related terms

• aksi borak

Buhi'non Bikol

Alternative forms

• burak

Noun

borak

1. flower

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈborak/ [ˈbo.raʔ]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Hyphenation: bo‧rak

Verb

borak (Jawi spelling بورق)

1. (colloquial) to have friendly, informal conversation, usually about things that are not serious or unimportant, to chat.

   Synonyms: sembang, omong kosong

Derived terms

Affixations

• berborak
• berborak-borak
• memborak
• memborakkan
• pemborak

References

• Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎^[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 26

Further reading

• "borak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "borak" at PRPM first version)

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): [ˈbɔ.rak]
• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈbɔ.rak]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Vulgar Latin *barra

Catalan barrader.?

Celticder.

Celtiberiander.

Paleo-Hispanic der.

Iberiander.

Latin *barrumder.?

Valencian barracabor.

French baraquebor.

German Barackebor.

Polish borak

Borrowed from German Baracke. Doublet of barak.

Noun

borak m inan

1. (Far Masovian) shack, hut (temporary house in a forest)

Etymology 2

From Bory Tucholskie + -ak.

Noun

borak m pers

1. (Chełmno) native or inhabitant of Bory Tucholskie (usually male)

Further reading

• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “borak”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 102
• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887), “borak”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 128