berek

berek

1. ergative plural of bera

berek

1. ergative plural of bera

There are two theories regarding this word's origin:

• from Proto-Finno-Ugric *perɜ (“mud, marsh”); compare Komi-Zyrian переб (pereb, “banks of a forest river, covered in moss”) and Udmurt пера (pera, “soft, black mud; damp, muddy place”)
• borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bergъ (“bank, shore”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛrɛk]

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• Hyphenation: be‧rek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

berek (plural berkek)

1. (literary) grove

   Synonyms: csalit, liget

2. marsh with groves

   Synonyms: ingovány, láp, mocsár, (approximately) zsombék

3. (in the plural, also in compounds) circle (a specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest)

• berek in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• berek in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

From English barrack.

• IPA^(key): /ˈberek/ [ˈbe.reʔ]
• Hyphenation: bé‧rék

bérék (Jawi spelling بيريک, plural berek-berek)

1. barracks

   Synonym: tangsi

• barak (Indonesian)

• “berek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Uncertain. Some scholars claim it may be a form of a dialectal word berek which meant short, stocky, sturdy horse.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.rɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɛk
• Syllabification: be‧rek

berek m animal

1. tag (children's game)

   bawić się/grać w berka ― to play tag

2. it (the person who must chase others in the game of tag)

   Jesteś berkiem! ― You're it!

• berek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• berek in Polish dictionaries at PWN