borak

== English == === Alternative forms === burak === Noun === borak (uncountable) 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 flower == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈborak/ [ˈbo.raʔ] Rhymes: -ak Hyphenation: bo‧rak === Verb === borak (Jawi spelling بورق) (colloquial) to chat. Synonym: sembang === 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 == Polish == === Pronunciation === (Greater Poland): (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA(key): [ˈbɔ.rak] (Masovia): (Far Masovian) IPA(key): [ˈbɔ.rak] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Baracke. Doublet of barak. ==== Noun ==== borak m inan (Far Masovian) shack, hut (temporary house in a forest) === Etymology 2 === From Bory Tucholskie + -ak. ==== Noun ==== borak m pers (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