burgu

Fula

Etymology

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Noun

burgu ngu (plural burguuji ɗi)

  1. (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(key): /búrɡú/

Noun

burgu ku (plural buri ɦi)

  1. goat
  • budaar (“male goat”)
  • burbuga (“kid”)
  • burniigu (“female goat”)

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

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)

  1. borer, drill, gimlet, auger, any instrument used for drilling
    Synonym: matkap
  2. corkscrew, a device for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork
    Synonym: tirbuşon

Declension
Inflection
Nominative burgu
Definite accusative burguyu
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
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