kaxkar

Maltese

Root
k-x-k-r
1 term

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic كَشْكَشَ (kaškaša), influenced by karkar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʃ.kar/

Verb

kaxkar (imperfect jkaxkar, past participle mkaxkar, verbal noun tkaxkir) (transitive)

  1. to drag along
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
      U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
      u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
      u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
      bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to defeat
  3. to sift too much

Conjugation

Conjugation of kaxkar (Form Iq)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kaxkart kaxkart kaxkar kaxkarna kaxkartu kaxkru
f kaxkret
imperfect m nkaxkar tkaxkar jkaxkar nkaxkru tkaxkru jkaxkru
f tkaxkar
imperative kaxkar kaxkru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kaxkartx kaxkartx kaxkarx kaxkarniex kaxkartux kaxkrux
f kaxkritx
imperfect m nkaxkarx tkaxkarx jkaxkarx nkaxkrux tkaxkrux jkaxkrux
f tkaxkarx
imperative tkaxkarx tkaxkrux