cerk

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛɾk/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *tserka related to ther (to slaughter).[1]

Verb

cerk (aorist cerka, participle cerkur)

  1. to hit
    Synonym: qëlloj
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See cirk (to drip).[2]

Verb

cerk

  1. (regional) alternative form of cirk

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “cerk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 46
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cirkë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 47