boraks

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch borax, from Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq), from Middle Persian bwlk' (bōrag).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈboraks/ [ˈbo.raks]
• Rhymes: -oraks
• Syllabification: bo‧raks

Noun

boraks (plural boraks-boraks)

1. borax

Further reading

• “boraks” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Persian via Medieval Latin, and French borax.

Noun

boraks m (definite singular boraksen)

1. borax

References

• “boraks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• buras (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Persian via Medieval Latin, and French borax.

Noun

boraks m (definite singular boraksen)

1. borax

References

• “boraks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin borax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.raks/

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• Rhymes: -ɔraks
• Syllabification: bo‧raks

Noun

boraks m inan (related adjective boraksowy)

1. (inorganic chemistry) borax (white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.)

Declension

Declension of boraks

	singular
nominative	boraks
genitive	boraksu
dative	boraksowi
accusative	boraks
instrumental	boraksem
locative	boraksie
vocative	boraksie

Further reading

• boraks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• boraks in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• boraks in PWN's encyclopedia

Turkish

Etymology

From French borax. Replaced Ottoman derivative بوراق (burak) circa 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo.ɾaks/

Noun

boraks (definite accusative boraksı, plural borakslar)

1. borax

   Synonym: (archaic) tenkâr

Declension

Declension of boraks

	singular	plural
nominative	boraks	borakslar
definite accusative	boraksı	boraksları
dative	boraksa	borakslara
locative	boraksta	borakslarda
ablative	borakstan	borakslardan
genitive	boraksın	boraksların