کرک
Brahui
Etymology
Cognate Tamil கரை (karai, “shore”), Elamite [script needed] (šarit, “shore”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
کَرَّک (karrak)
- bank, shore
Further reading
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1293”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Mazanderani
Noun
کرک (kërk)
Persian
Etymology 1
A Turkic borrowing, equivalent to Ottoman Turkish كورك (kürk, “fur”).
Alternative forms
- کلک (kolk)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkuɾk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊɾk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰoɹkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰuɾk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kurk |
| Dari reading? | kurk |
| Iranian reading? | kork |
| Tajik reading? | kurk |
Noun
کرک • (kurk / kork) (plural کرکها (kurk-hā / kork-hâ), Tajik spelling курк)
- fur, down hair
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian [Term?]. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ka.ˈɾak/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾǽk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæ.ɹǽkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾǽk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | karak |
| Dari reading? | karak |
| Iranian reading? | karak |
| Tajik reading? | karak |
Noun
کرک • (karak) (plural کرکها (karak-hā / karak-hâ), Tajik spelling карак)
Etymology 3
From Middle Persian [Term?] (/kark/); cognate with Khotanese [script needed] (kṛṅga-, “cock”), Mazanderani کرک (kërk), Gilaki کرک (kark, kərk, “hen”), etc.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾk/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäɾk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʲæɹkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [kʰäɾk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kark |
| Dari reading? | kark |
| Iranian reading? | kark |
| Tajik reading? | kark |
Noun
کرک • (kark) (plural کرکها (kark-hā / kark-hâ), Tajik spelling карк)
Related terms
- کرکس (karkas, “vulture”, literally “hen-eater”)
Further reading
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کرک”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “کرک”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 189
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “کرک”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 819
Ushojo
Noun
کرک (kark)