búra

• IPA^(key): [ˈbuːrɒ]
• Hyphenation: bú‧ra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

From the bur- stem of burít (“to cover”), the dialectal variant of borít (“to cover”). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. For similar derivations, see csusza, inga, and -a (obsolete participle suffix).^[1]

• bura (superseded spelling used before 2015)

búra (plural búrák)

1. dome-shaped covering; usually transparent or translucent
   1. (glass) lampshade
   2. hood hair dryer
2. (slang) head

bú +‎ -ra

búra

1. sublative singular of bú

(the headwords in both dictionaries reflect the pre-2015 spelling)

• bura in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• bura in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

• Rhymes: -uːra

búra

1. indefinite genitive plural of búr