karaburan

K5A1R1A1B3U1R1A1N1

noun

A hot dusty northeasterly wind in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia.

OriginTurkic →
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Meanings

nounkaraburan (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA hot dusty northeasterly wind in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia.

Origin

  1. Turkic
  2. Englishkaraburan

From a term in some Turkic language roughly meaning "black wind": see Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”), *bora(n) (“north wind”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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