burra

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, important”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʌɹə/ Rhymes: -ʌɹə === Adjective === burra (not comparable) (India) Big or important, used as a respectful honorific. Synonym: bada ==== Derived terms ==== burra-khana === Further reading === “burra”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “burra”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Albanian == === Noun === burra m pl indefinite plural of burrë == Asturian == === Noun === burra f (plural burres) donkey (a domestic animal) == Finnish == === Etymology === Clipping of taxonomic name Burramyidae. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈburːɑ/, [ˈburːɑ̝] Rhymes: -urːɑ Syllabification(key): bur‧ra Hyphenation(key): bur‧ra === Noun === burra pygmy possum (small possum of the family Burramyidae) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== pussiunikeko (dated) == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle English burre, perhaps from Old English byrst (“bristle”). === Noun === burra m (genitive singular burra, nominative plural burraí) (engineering, metallurgy) burr alternative form of barra (“bar; (sand)bar; tack”) ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “burra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Latin == === Etymology === From burrus. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbʊr.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbur.ra] === Noun === burra f (genitive burrae); first declension a small cow with a red mouth or muzzle a shaggy garment (Late Latin) (plural) trifles, nonsense ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== reburrus (possibly) ==== Descendants ==== === Adjective === burra inflection of burrus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === References === “burra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "burra", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “burra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bur‧ra === Adjective === burra feminine singular of burro === Noun === burra f (plural burras) female equivalent of burro === Further reading === “burra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “burra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Feminine of burro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbura/ [ˈbu.ra] Rhymes: -ura Syllabification: bu‧rra === Noun === burra f (plural burras) female equivalent of burro: jenny, jenny-ass, she-ass (colloquial) bicycle ==== See also ==== borra === Adjective === burra feminine singular of burro === Further reading === “burro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Likely onomatopoeic. === Verb === burra (present burrar, preterite burrade, supine burrat, imperative burra) ruffle ==== Usage notes ==== Normally with particle upp. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === burra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) burra upp in Svensk ordbok (SO) === Anagrams === burar