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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish عرق ('ırk), from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɯɾk/
Noun
ırk (definite accusative ırkı, plural ırklar)
- race (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage)
- lineage, descent, stock
- (biology) strain
- (obsolete) nation, kinfolk
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