kerak

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kerak (“crust”). Doublet of karak.

Noun

kerak (plural kerak-kerak)

  1. crust
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Noun

kerak (plural kerak-kerak)

  1. scratching sound

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

kerak (plural kerak-kerak)

  1. any bird of the genus Acridotheres

Further reading

Malay

Noun

kerak (Jawi spelling کرق, plural kerak-kerak, informal 1st possessive kerakku, 2nd possessive kerakmu, 3rd possessive keraknya)

  1. crust

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kerak (“crust”)

Further reading

Uzbek

Etymology

Cognates

Azerbaijani gərək, Bashkir кәрәк (kərək), Turkmen gerek, Tatar кирәк (kiräk), Uyghur كېرەك (kërek), Chuvash кирлӗ (kirlĕ), Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Nogai, Shor, Karakalpak Karachay-Balkar Khakas, and Kumyk керек (kerek), Crimean Tatar and Khalaj kerek, Tuvan херек (xerek). Compare also the Turkish verb Turkish gerekmek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛ.rak/,
  • Hyphenation: ke‧rak

Predicative

kerak

  1. (it is) necessary
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