burkini

English

Etymology

Blend of burqa +‎ bikini or burka +‎ -kini.

Noun

burkini (plural burkinis)

1. Alternative spelling of burqini
   • 2016 August 26, Romaissaa Benzizoune, “At the Beach in My Burkini”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     In my mind, the burkini was always the practical, inevitable swimwear goal; the final stage in my journey to becoming a proper hijabi.

   • 2016 August 29, Edward Wong, “‘Facekini’-Wearing Chinese Stand Up for the Right to Bare Nothing”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     In recent days, people on Twitter and other social media platforms have mocked the banning of burkinis by dozens of French beachside towns by asking what French officials would do if Chinese beachgoers showed up wearing facekinis.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English burqini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburkini/, [ˈburk̟ini]
• Rhymes: -urkini
• Hyphenation^(key): bur‧ki‧ni

Noun

burkini

1. A burqini.

Declension

Inflection of burkini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		burkini	burkinit
genitive		burkinin	burkinien
partitive		burkinia	burkineja
illative		burkiniin	burkineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		burkini	burkinit
accusative	nom.	burkini	burkinit
	gen.	burkinin
genitive		burkinin	burkinien
partitive		burkinia	burkineja
inessive		burkinissa	burkineissa
elative		burkinista	burkineista
illative		burkiniin	burkineihin
adessive		burkinilla	burkineilla
ablative		burkinilta	burkineilta
allative		burkinille	burkineille
essive		burkinina	burkineina
translative		burkiniksi	burkineiksi
abessive		burkinitta	burkineitta
instructive		—	burkinein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of burkini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative burkinini burkinini accusative nom. burkinini burkinini gen. burkinini genitive burkinini burkinieni partitive burkiniani burkinejani inessive burkinissani burkineissani elative burkinistani burkineistani illative burkiniini burkineihini adessive burkinillani burkineillani ablative burkiniltani burkineiltani allative burkinilleni burkineilleni essive burkininani burkineinani translative burkinikseni burkineikseni abessive burkinittani burkineittani instructive — — comitative — burkineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative burkinisi burkinisi accusative nom. burkinisi burkinisi gen. burkinisi genitive burkinisi burkiniesi partitive burkiniasi burkinejasi inessive burkinissasi burkineissasi elative burkinistasi burkineistasi illative burkiniisi burkineihisi adessive burkinillasi burkineillasi ablative burkiniltasi burkineiltasi allative burkinillesi burkineillesi essive burkininasi burkineinasi translative burkiniksesi burkineiksesi abessive burkinittasi burkineittasi instructive — — comitative — burkineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative burkinimme burkinimme accusative nom. burkinimme burkinimme gen. burkinimme genitive burkinimme burkiniemme partitive burkiniamme burkinejamme inessive burkinissamme burkineissamme elative burkinistamme burkineistamme illative burkiniimme burkineihimme adessive burkinillamme burkineillamme ablative burkiniltamme burkineiltamme allative burkinillemme burkineillemme essive burkininamme burkineinamme translative burkiniksemme burkineiksemme abessive burkinittamme burkineittamme instructive — — comitative — burkineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative burkininne burkininne accusative nom. burkininne burkininne gen. burkininne genitive burkininne burkinienne partitive burkinianne burkinejanne inessive burkinissanne burkineissanne elative burkinistanne burkineistanne illative burkiniinne burkineihinne adessive burkinillanne burkineillanne ablative burkiniltanne burkineiltanne allative burkinillenne burkineillenne essive burkininanne burkineinanne translative burkiniksenne burkineiksenne abessive burkinittanne burkineittanne instructive — — comitative — burkineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative burkininsa burkininsa accusative nom. burkininsa burkininsa gen. burkininsa genitive burkininsa burkiniensa partitive burkiniaan burkiniansa burkinejaan burkinejansa inessive burkinissaan burkinissansa burkineissaan burkineissansa elative burkinistaan burkinistansa burkineistaan burkineistansa illative burkiniinsa burkineihinsa adessive burkinillaan burkinillansa burkineillaan burkineillansa ablative burkiniltaan burkiniltansa burkineiltaan burkineiltansa allative burkinilleen burkinillensa burkineilleen burkineillensa essive burkininaan burkininansa burkineinaan burkineinansa translative burkinikseen burkiniksensa burkineikseen burkineiksensa abessive burkinittaan burkinittansa burkineittaan burkineittansa instructive — — comitative — burkineineen burkineinensa

Further reading

• “burkini”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

From burka +‎ -kini.

Pronunciation

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Noun

burkini m (plural burkinis)

1. a burkini

Spanish

Noun

burkini m (plural burkinis)

1. burkini