# burra
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbʌɹə/
* Rhymes: -ʌɹə

### Adjective

burra (not comparable)
* (India) Big or important, used as a respectful honorific.
    Synonym: bada
** 1997, John H. Esterline, Mae H. Esterline, Innocents Abroad: How We Won the Cold War, page 27:The most burra of burra sahibs resided in spacious, columned villas within the exclusive enclave of Alipore.
** 2017, Lila Lee, The Lotus Blossom:Later she served the curried meal on an English blue and white flow-blue platter. “Spicy like my Maharanee. A burra meal, fit for a prince of India!”

#### 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 translingual Burramyidae

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈburːɑ/, [ˈburːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -urːɑ
* Hyphenation: bur‧ra

### Noun

burra
* pygmy possum (small possum of the family Burramyidae)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of burra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
burrani
burrani
accusative
nom.
burrani
burrani
gen.
burrani
genitive
burrani
burrieni burraini $^{rare}$
partitive
burraani
burriani
inessive
burrassani
burrissani
elative
burrastani
burristani
illative
burraani
burriini
adessive
burrallani
burrillani
ablative
burraltani
burriltani
allative
burralleni
burrilleni
essive
burranani
burrinani
translative
burrakseni
burrikseni
abessive
burrattani
burrittani
instructive
comitative
—burrineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
burrasi
burrasi
accusative
nom.
burrasi
burrasi
gen.
burrasi
genitive
burrasi
burriesi burraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
burraasi
burriasi
inessive
burrassasi
burrissasi
elative
burrastasi
burristasi
illative
burraasi
burriisi
adessive
burrallasi
burrillasi
ablative
burraltasi
burriltasi
allative
burrallesi
burrillesi
essive
burranasi
burrinasi
translative
burraksesi
burriksesi
abessive
burrattasi
burrittasi
instructive
comitative
—burrinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
burramme
burramme
accusative
nom.
burramme
burramme
gen.
burramme
genitive
burramme
burriemme burraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
burraamme
burriamme
inessive
burrassamme
burrissamme
elative
burrastamme
burristamme
illative
burraamme
burriimme
adessive
burrallamme
burrillamme
ablative
burraltamme
burriltamme
allative
burrallemme
burrillemme
essive
burranamme
burrinamme
translative
burraksemme
burriksemme
abessive
burrattamme
burrittamme
instructive
comitative
—burrinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
burranne
burranne
accusative
nom.
burranne
burranne
gen.
burranne
genitive
burranne
burrienne burrainne $^{rare}$
partitive
burraanne
burrianne
inessive
burrassanne
burrissanne
elative
burrastanne
burristanne
illative
burraanne
burriinne
adessive
burrallanne
burrillanne
ablative
burraltanne
burriltanne
allative
burrallenne
burrillenne
essive
burrananne
burrinanne
translative
burraksenne
burriksenne
abessive
burrattanne
burrittanne
instructive
comitative
—burrinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
burransa
burransa
accusative
nom.
burransa
burransa
gen.
burransa
genitive
burransa
burriensa burrainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
burraansa
burriaan burriansa
inessive
burrassaan burrassansa
burrissaan burrissansa
elative
burrastaan burrastansa
burristaan burristansa
illative
burraansa
burriinsa
adessive
burrallaan burrallansa
burrillaan burrillansa
ablative
burraltaan burraltansa
burriltaan burriltansa
allative
burralleen burrallensa
burrilleen burrillensa
essive
burranaan burranansa
burrinaan burrinansa
translative
burrakseen burraksensa
burrikseen burriksensa
abessive
burrattaan burrattansa
burrittaan burrittansa
instructive
comitative
—burrineen burrinensa :

#### 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

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
burra
burraí
vocative
a bhurra
a bhurraí
genitive
burra
burraí
dative
burra
burraí
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an burra
na burraí
genitive
an bhurra
na mburraí
dative
leis an mburra don bhurra
leis na burraí :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “burra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Latin
### Etymology

From burrus.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈbur.ra/, [ˈbʊrːä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈbur.ra/, [ˈburːä]

### 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

* Italo-Romance:
** Italian: borra
* Gallo-Romance:
** Catalan: borra, ⇒ borró
** Old French: boure, borre, *bure
*** French: bourre, bure
* Ibero-Romance:
** Galician: borra, burel
** Portuguese: borra, burel
** Spanish: borra
* ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *burrio
** Old French: bourjon
*** French: bourgeon
*** → Middle English: burjon
**** English: burgeon
* ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *burrula
** Catalan: borla
** Galician: bolra
** Italian: burla
** Portuguese: borla
** Spanish: borla, >? burla

### 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’s 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

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbu.ʁɐ/ [ˈbu.hɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbu.ʁɐ/ [ˈbu.hɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈbu.ʁɐ/ [ˈbu.χɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbu.ʁa/ [ˈbu.ha]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbu.ʁɐ/
* Hyphenation: bur‧ra

### Adjective

burra
* feminine singular of burro

### Noun

burra f (plural burras)
* female equivalent of burro

## Spanish
### Etymology

Feminine of burro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic.

### Verb

burra (present burrar, preterite burrade, supine burrat, imperative burra)
* ruffle

#### Usage notes

Normally with particle upp.

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### Further reading

* burra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* burra upp in Svensk ordbok (SO)

### Anagrams

* burar