چرک

See also: جزگ, چرگ, and خرک

Azerbaijani

Noun

چرک (çirk) (definite accusative چرکی (çirki), plural چرکلر (çirklər))

  1. Arabic spelling of çirk (dirt, filth)

Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani çörək, Turkish çörek and Turkmen çörek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃoˈɾæk]

Noun

Dari چرک, چورک
Iranian Persian
Tajik чӯрак

چرک • (čorak)

  1. (rare, regional) bread
    Synonyms: چورک (čurak), نان (nân)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *kers- (black, dirty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃeɾk/
  • (Sistani) IPA(key): /tʃæɾk/

Adjective

Dari چرک
Iranian Persian
Tajik чирк

چرک • (čerk)

  1. dirty

Noun

چرک • (čerk)

  1. pus
  2. dirt
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Georgian: ჩირქი (čirki)
  • Ottoman Turkish: چرك (çirk)