Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borki

/ˈbɔrki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bor-ki
IPA: /ˈbɔrki/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The name of numerous settlements in Poland.

name

A free settlement, the administrative centre of Borchanskaya volost, Zmiev Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, the Russian Empire, site of the Borki train disaster of 1888; now the village of Birky in Zmiiv urban hromada, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

name

The name of numerous settlements in Russia, including

name

The name of numerous settlements in Russia, including:

Example Sentences

"[…] on October 29, 1888, the Russian imperial train was derailed at Borki by defective track, and twenty-one persons were killed."
"Then we have a new geolocation from the South – south of Borki – the small town of Spalnoye."

Etymology

From Polish Borki and Russian Бо́рки (Bórki). Compare Birky.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Borki, Бо́рки

Questions

How do you pronounce borki?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔrki/.
What does borki mean?: The name of numerous settlements in Poland.
Where does borki come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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