Burkinabe
/ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/US/ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/
Burkinabe noun: a person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
Noun
Burkinabe (plural Burkinabes)
- A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
- Synonyms:
- Burkina Fasoan
Adjective
Burkinabe (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.
- Synonyms:
- Burkina Fasoan
Burkinabe meaning in Hindi and Bengali
Burkinabe in Hindi
- person from Burkina Faso
- बुर्किनाबे burkinābe
- from Burkina Faso
- बुर्किनाबे burkinābe
Burkinabe in Bengali
- বুলগেরীয়
Synonyms of Burkinabe
Forms of Burkinabe
| plural | Burkinabes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Burkinabé |
Origin of Burkinabe
From French burkinabé, from Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (plural ending for a people noun), coined by Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara.
Questions about Burkinabe
- What does Burkinabe mean?
- Burkinabe means a person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
- What is Burkinabe in Hindi?
- Burkinabe in Hindi is बुर्किनाबे (burkinābe). See Burkinabe meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Burkinabe?
- Burkinabe can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Burkinabe?
- Burkinabe is pronounced /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/ (US).
- What is the plural of Burkinabe?
- The plural of Burkinabe is Burkinabes.
Words near Burkinabe in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Burkinabe (page history and authors); Burkinabe (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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