borak

See also: Borak, Borák, and bórák

English

Alternative forms

Noun

borak (uncountable)

  1. A cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun, traditionally used by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Buhi'non Bikol

Alternative forms

Noun

borak

  1. flower

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Baracke. Doublet of barak.

Noun

borak m inan

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

Etymology 2

From Bory Tucholskie + -ak.

Noun

borak m pers

  1. (Chełmno) native or inhabitant of Bory Tucholskie (usually male)

Further reading

  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “borak”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, 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
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