xlokk

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic شَلُوق (šalūq), شَلُوك (šalūk, “southeastern wind”), probably acquired through Italo-Romance, see Italian scirocco. A doublet may be at hand in xellug (“left”), which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlɔk/

Noun

xlokk m

  1. scirocco; sirocco (hot southeastern wind)
  2. the southeast

Coordinate terms

compass points: punti tal-kumpass:  [edit]

majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel) 		grigal
punent
(għarb) 		lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla) 		xlokk
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