Burkane

== German == === Etymology === A word spread around the Baltic Sea languages, and since German has possessed this word only in the extreme fringe of its language area, as has Russian, it has traditionally been assumed that the Germans have borrowed it from Latvian burkāns (“carrot”) – see it for more theories and cognates. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʊrˈkaːnə/ === Noun === Burkane f (genitive Burkane, plural Burkanen) (regional, Baltic) carrot Synonyms: Möhre, Mohrrübe, gelbe Rübe, Rüebli, Karotte ==== Declension ==== === References ===