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    ферта ferta, Kabardian: щӏакӏуэ shakwe, Ossetian: нымæт nymæt Russian: бурка burka, Svan: ღართ ghärt) is a coat made from felt or karakul (the short...
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    Kobeniak is also called burka (cf. "Burka (Caucasus)"), kireya, or siryak (бурка, кирея, сіряк). A kobenyak was the widest garment, so that it could be worn...
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  • Lieutenant 26 October 1944 — Nikolai Burka Russian: Николай Лукьянович Бурка 836th Rifle Regiment Senior Lieutenant 29 October 1943 — Mikhail Burkin...
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  • Etymology: Arabic برقع burqu' ("face covering with eye openings") via Russian бурка, probably from бурый buryi dark brown (of a horse), probably of Turkic origin;...
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    the ring from her hand. In a tale from Perm Krai with the title "Сивка-бурка" ("Sivka-Burka"), an old couple have three sons and wheat fields. One summer...
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