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burka

[ boor-kuh, bur- ]

noun

  1. a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.


burka

/ ˈbɜːkə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of burqa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of burka1

1830–40; < Urdu burgaʿ < dialectal Arabic burqaʿ
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burka1

C19: from Arabic
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Example Sentences

There are so many young teens that are transitioning, who come because, whether you’re wearing a burka or whatever, there’s a safety in being in our museum because there’s such a welcoming, loving vibe.

As we neared the end of the interview, Schakowsky asked, “Have you ever put on a burka?”

They say that if a man sees a burka he knows if she is beautiful from the way she moves.

My mother, an illiterate burka-clad village woman, became the heroine of my life.

Fingering the mesh netting that allows a woman wearing a burka to see, she looked grim.

It was a burka she had found in Afghanistan on a trip there two weeks ago.

We went on from Ar-tp, by way of Burka-ylq, to Sangzr521 which the sub-governor surrendered.

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