serek

See also: Serek

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From ser (head) +‎ -ek (diminutive suffix). Compare Central Kurdish سەرۆک (serok, leader, president).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛˈɾɛk/

Noun

serek m (Arabic spelling سەرەک)

  1. leader, head, chief
    Synonyms: mezin, pêşeng, rêber, rêvebir, rêzan, serkar, serok, serwer
  2. eldest, oldest, senior
    Synonym: mezin

Declension

Declension of serek
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative serek serek
construct serekê serekên
oblique serekî serekan
demonstrative oblique serekî wan serekan
vocative sereko serekino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative serekek serekin
construct serekekî serekine
oblique serekekî serekinan

Derived terms

  • serekhoz, serekêl, serekeşîr ("tribal chieftain, head of tribe")

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “serek”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 237

Polish

Etymology

From ser +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.rɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɛk
  • Syllabification: se‧rek
  • Homophone: Serek

Noun

serek m inan

  1. (colloquial) diminutive of ser (cheese)
  2. (informal) mallow (any plant of the genus Malva)
    Synonym: ślaz
  3. V-neck (V-shaped neckline on a garment such as a pullover, usually at the front of the garment)

Declension

Further reading

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

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sedre-.

Adjective

serek

  1. rare

See also

  • sereq

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “serex”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow