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Bora

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A cold, dry, gusty wind that blows from mountains toward the Adriatic coast.

Detailed Definition
The bora is a powerful downslope wind associated especially with the Adriatic region, where cold continental air pours through mountain gaps toward the sea. Its violent gusts can clear skies, roughen water, and make travel hazardous. Poets may invoke the bora for its forceful sense of intrusion: winter entering a harbor, the inland world descending upon the coast, or grief arriving with sharp clarity.
Example
Example in poetry:
The bora swept down from the mountains and emptied the harbor of its boats; “Bora at the shutters, white with salt,” captures the cold violence of this Adriatic wind; A poet may use the bora’s sudden descent to mirror an argument that arrives without warning; In a coastal poem, the bora can strip the landscape bare and leave the speaker feeling exposed
Additional Notes
Named for a regional Adriatic wind, the bora is known for fierce gusts; it can sharpen a scene with cold urgency.
Other Meanings of “Bora”
Also Known As
Bura
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