Burka
German, noun[ˈbʊʁka]
Burka is spelled B-U-R-K-A (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 20,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burka is a German feminine noun meaning “burka (garment, worn by Muslim women, that covers the entire body)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “traditionell blaues Kleidungsstück, das als Ganzkörperschleier getragen wird und auch die Augen (mit einem…”.
What does Burka mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineburka (garment, worn by Muslim women, that covers the entire body)
- 2
feminineburka (cloak, especially of felt or karakul, worn by men of the Caucasus region)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. traditionell blaues Kleidungsstück, das als Ganzkörperschleier getragen wird und auch die Augen (mit einem Vorhang aus Rosshaar) bedeckt
noun: 1. dicker Umhang aus Schaf- oder Lammfell, der traditionell im Kaukasus getragen wurde
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Burka
- Burkas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Burka?
- [ˈbʊʁka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Burka
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Burka in German?
Burka appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).