caruk

Albanian

Etymology

From an earlier *car, same as carrok (“lad, boy”) indicating that the original meaning of the later was skin. Related to carac, acar, crak, carangth, carbë, and ther.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡saˈɾuk]

Adjective

carúk (feminine caruke, masculine plural carukë, feminine plural caruke)

  1. (regional) naked
    Synonyms: lakuriq, blec

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “carrok”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 6-7
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