# burgu
## Albanian
### Noun

burgu
* inflection of burg:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite dative/ablative singular

## Fula
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

### Noun

burgu ngu (plural burguuji ɗi)
* (Maasina) grasses in the flood zone after the waters have receded, the flood zone of the Inland Niger Delta

### References

* D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, et J. Donohoe, Lexique Fulfulde (Maasina)-Anglais-Français: Une compilation basée sur racines et tirée de sources existantes, suivie de listes en anglais-fulfulde et français-fulfulde, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.

## Nawdm
### Etymology

Cognate with Mampruli buuwa, Moore bʋʋga, Dagbani bua, Hanga buwa, Kusaal bʋʋg. Possibly related to Baoule bua (“sheep”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /búrɡú/

### Noun

burgu ku (plural buri ɦi)
* goat

#### Related terms

* budaar (“male goat”)
* burbuga (“kid”)
* burniigu (“female goat”)

### References

* Bakabima, Koulon Stéphane, Nicole, Jacques (2018) Nawdm-French Dictionary‎, SIL International

## Sicilian
### Etymology

From Late Latin burgus, see there for more. Compare Italian borgo, Sardinian burgu, Catalan burg, French bourg, Galician and Portuguese burgo, Spanish burgo, German Burg, English borough.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuɾ.ɡu, [ˈbuɾ.ɡʊ], [ˈbuɡ.ɡʊ], [ˈbujɡ.ɡʊ]
* Rhymes: -uɾɡu
* Hyphenation: bùr‧gu

### Noun

burgu m (plural burga)
* (originally) A fort or castle, especially a smaller one; a watchtower.
    Synonyms: casteḍḍu, càssaru
* (generally) A fortified town; a walled town.
* (by extension) A borough: a town specially incorporated and with special rights.
    Synonyms: cìvita, quarteri

#### Coordinate terms

* (Sicilian cumuni): pajisi
* (Sicilian rural community): paguni

#### Derived terms

* burgata
* burgisa
* burgisazzu
* burgisi
* burgisottu
* burgisuzzu
* burgisìa
* Burgiu
* Burgu

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بورغو (burgu), from Proto-Turkic *burgu (“borer, gimlet, auger”); cognate with Azerbaijani burğu, Bashkir бырау (bıraw) and Kazakh бұрғы (būrğy).

### Noun

burgu (definite accusative burguyu, plural burgular)
* borer, drill, gimlet, auger, any instrument used for drilling
    Synonym: matkap
* corkscrew, a device for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork
    Synonym: tirbuşon

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
burgu
burgular
definite accusative
burguyu
burguları
dative
burguya
burgulara
locative
burguda
burgularda
ablative
burgudan
burgulardan
genitive
burgunun
burguların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
burgum
burgularım
2nd singular
burgun
burguların
3rd singular
burgusu
burguları
1st plural
burgumuz
burgularımız
2nd plural
burgunuz
burgularınız
3rd plural
burguları
burguları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
burgumu
burgularımı
2nd singular
burgunu
burgularını
3rd singular
burgusunu
burgularını
1st plural
burgumuzu
burgularımızı
2nd plural
burgunuzu
burgularınızı
3rd plural
burgularını
burgularını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
burguma
burgularıma
2nd singular
burguna
burgularına
3rd singular
burgusuna
burgularına
1st plural
burgumuza
burgularımıza
2nd plural
burgunuza
burgularınıza
3rd plural
burgularına
burgularına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
burgumda
burgularımda
2nd singular
burgunda
burgularında
3rd singular
burgusunda
burgularında
1st plural
burgumuzda
burgularımızda
2nd plural
burgunuzda
burgularınızda
3rd plural
burgularında
burgularında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
burgumdan
burgularımdan
2nd singular
burgundan
burgularından
3rd singular
burgusundan
burgularından
1st plural
burgumuzdan
burgularımızdan
2nd plural
burgunuzdan
burgularınızdan
3rd plural
burgularından
burgularından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
burgumun
burgularımın
2nd singular
burgunun
burgularının
3rd singular
burgusunun
burgularının
1st plural
burgumuzun
burgularımızın
2nd plural
burgunuzun
burgularınızın
3rd plural
burgularının
burgularının :

#### Derived terms

* burgu gibi
* burgucu
* burgulamak
* burgulanmak
* burgulu
* burgusuz

### Further reading

* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “burgu2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 702
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “burgu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük