Latvian

Burkāni (2)

Noun

burkāns m (1st declension)

1. carrot (a plant with a large edible root, often orange in colour, esp. Daucus carota)

   galda burkāns‎ ― common (lit. table) carrot

   lopbarības burkāns‎ ― forrage carrot

   burkānu vaga‎ ― carrot furrow

   burkānu lauks‎ ― carrot field

   ravēt burkānus‎ ― to weed carrots

   burkānu kaitēkļi‎ ― carrot pests

   no savvaļas burkāna krustojot izaudzēts lauku burkāns‎ ― by crossing wild carrots the field carrot was grown

2. carrot (the edible root of that plant, often orange in colour and used as a vegetable)

   dzert burkānu sulu‎ ― to drink carrot juice

   burkānu salāti‎ ― carrot salad

   tīrīt burkānus‎ ― to clean carrots

   pagrabos glabā kartupeļus, burkānus, bietes un citas saknes‎ ― in the cellars one stores potatoes, carrots, beets and other roots

   Tenis atkal piesarka kā burkāns‎ ― Tenis again blushed like a carrot

Declension

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “burkāns”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7