čardak

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارطاق, from Persian چارطاق (čârtâq, “vault”), a compound of چار (čâr, “four”) + طاق (tâq, “arch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃârdaːk/

Noun

čȁrdāk m inan (Cyrillic spelling ча̏рда̄к)

  1. (architecture, regional) an old typical house in the Balkans
    Synonym: ljetnikovac
  2. attic, garret, loft
    Synonym: čardaklija
  3. (architecture, historical) watchtower
    Synonym: promatračnica
  4. granary (especially for corn)

Further reading

  • “čardak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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