burk
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- pot, can, jar; an inflexible vessel, usually with lid and often approximately cylindrical, used for storage
- (slang) TV set
- (slang) computer case
- (slang) sidecar (on a motorcycle, chiefly in the context of competitions)
- (slang) idiot
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish budhker inherited from Old Norse buðkr.
Origin
Old Norse
buðkr
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Cognates and derived terms
- aerosolipurkki Finnish
- ananaspurkki Finnish
- hillopurkki Finnish
- hunajapurkki Finnish
- kiroilupurkki Finnish
- kukkapurkki Finnish
- lasipurkki Finnish
- maitopurkki Finnish
- purkillinen Finnish
- purkinavaaja Finnish
- purkittaa Finnish
- purkki Finnish
- säilykepurkki Finnish
- virtsapurkki Finnish
- Bottich German
- burkslav Swedish
- dum Swedish
- dumburk Swedish
- gurka Swedish
- gurkburk Swedish
- kaffe Swedish
- kaffeburk Swedish
- kaka Swedish
- kakburk Swedish
- slav Swedish
- sylt Swedish
- syltburk Swedish
- öl Swedish
- ölburk Swedish
- buðkr Old Norse
- botech Middle High German
- budhker Old Swedish