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burra

/ˈbʌɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
bur-ra
IPA
/ˈbʌɹə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Big or important, used as a respectful honorific.

Indian usage

name

A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area and the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

name

A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)? Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa) Hindi बड़ा (baṛā)bor. English burra Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, important”).

Usage

Phrases

burra-khana Binna Burra Burra Creek Burra Din

Frequently Paired Words

Binna Burra Burra Creek Burra Din

Synonyms

bada

Rhymes With

thorough borough pocket borough rotten borough burgh royal burgh kookaburra

Questions

How do you pronounce burra?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌɹə/.
What does burra mean?
Big or important, used as a respectful honorific.
Where does burra come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)? Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa) Hindi बड़ा (baṛā)bor. English burra Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, important”).

How to pronounce burra

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