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Alternative spellings
burqa
burqua

Etymology
From Hindustani ब�र�़ा / ur-Arab|بر�ع (burqa�) < Pers. fa-Arab|بر�ع < Ar. Arab|بر�ع|ب�ر���ع < verb Arab|بر�ع|ب�ر���ع� (to cover, to veil) < root verb Arab|ر�ع|ر���ع� (to patch, to sew).

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)k�|-��(r)k�

Noun
en-noun

1. A veil that covers the head except for a slit for the eyes.
2. A garment that covers the whole body, with a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen.

Synonyms
chadri (2)

Translations

Arabic: Arab|بر�ع|ب�ر���ع (burqu�)
Bosnian: burka#Bosnian|burka f
Dutch: boerka
French: burqa
German: Burka f (2)
Hebrew: ��רק�
Hindi: ब�र�़ा (burqa) m
Indonesian: burqa
mid
Korean: �르카 (bureukka)
Persian: fa-Arab|بر�ع (borqa�)
Portuguese: burca
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: б��ка f
:Roman: burka#Serbian|burka f
Turkish: burka#Turkish|burka
Urdu: ur-Arab|بر�ع (burqa�) m

Category:Clothing
Category:Religion
Category:Hindi derivations
Category:Urdu derivations

Bosnian
Noun
bs-noun|g=f|burke

1. burqa
2. #English|burka

Darkinjung

Noun
burka

1. long-nosed bandicoot

Category:Darkinjung nouns

Serbian
Noun
sr-noun|g=f|burke

1. burqa
2. #English|burka

Cyrillic spelling
б��ка#Serbian|б��ка

Turkish
Noun
burka

1. burqa
2. #English|burka

Category:Turkish nouns

ru:burka
vi:burka
tr:burka

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