burra

B3U1R1R1A1
/ˈbʌɹə/

adjective

Big or important, used as a respectful honorific.

Similar
bada
OriginHindi बड़ा (baṛā) ← Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa) ← Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha) →
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Meanings

burra1

adjectiveburra (not comparable)
  1. Indianot comparableBig or important, used as a respectful honorific.

    The most burra of burra sahibs resided in spacious, columned villas within the exclusive enclave of Alipore.

    1997, John H. Esterline, Mae H. Esterline, Innocents Abroad: How We Won the Cold War, page 27
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    Later she served the curried meal on an English blue and white flow-blue platter. “Spicy like my Maharanee. A burra meal, fit for a prince of India!”

    2017, Lila Lee, The Lotus Blossom

    Synonyms: bada

Burra2

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area and the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBig or important, used as a respectful honorific.

Similar
bada

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*wr̥dᶻdʰás
  3. Sanskritवृद्ध (vṛddha)
  4. Prakrit𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)?
  5. Prakrit𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa)
  6. Hindiबड़ा (baṛā)
  7. Englishburra

Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, important”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with burra

boroughthoroughburghkookaburrapocket boroughrotten boroughroyal burgh
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Cite this entry
APA

burra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burra

MLA

“burra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burra.

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