burra

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, important”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʌɹə/

Adjective

burra (not comparable)

1. (India) Big or important — used as a title of respect

   a burra sahib

References

• Oxford Dictionaries
• Merriam-Webster

Noun

burra m pl

1. plural of burrë

Noun

burra f (plural burres)

1. donkey (a domestic animal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English burre, perhaps from Old English byrst (“bristle”).

Noun

burra m (genitive singular burra, nominative plural burraí)

1. (engineering, metallurgy) burr
2. Alternative form of barra (“bar; (sand)bar; tack”)

Mutation

References

• "burra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Etymology

From burrus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbur.ra/, [ˈbʊr.ra]

Noun

burra f (genitive burrae); first declension

1. A small cow with a red mouth or muzzle
2. A shaggy garment
   1. (Late Latin) (plural) trifles, nonsense

Adjective

burra

1. nominative feminine singular of burrus
2. vocative feminine singular of burrus
3. nominative neuter plural of burrus
4. accusative neuter plural of burrus
5. vocative neuter plural of burrus

References

• burra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• burra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• burra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Adjective

burra

1. Feminine singular of adjective burro.

Noun

burra f (plural burras)

1. feminine equivalent of burro

Etymology

Feminine of burro.

Noun

burra f (plural burras, masculine burro, masculine plural burros)

1. she-ass

Adjective

burra

1. Feminine singular of adjective burro.