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borak

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See also: Borak, Borák, and bórák

Buhi'non Bikol

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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borak

  1. flower

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Baracke. Doublet of barak.

Noun

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borak m inan

  1. (Far Masovian) shack, hut (temporary house in a forest)

Etymology 2

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From Bory Tucholskie + -ak.

Noun

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borak m pers

  1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) native or inhabitant of Bory Tucholskie

Further reading

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  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “borak”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 102
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “borak”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 128