merak
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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).
Noun
merak m (plural merake, definite meraku) (colloquial)
- great curiosity
- Synonym: kureshtje
- desire, yearning, craving for something
- great worry, concern, anxiety, uneasiness
- Synonym: shqetësim
- love, passion
- care, attention, concern
- Synonym: kujdes
- fear, insecurity
- doubt, suspicion
- Synonym: dyshim
- regret
Derived terms
References
- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “marák”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 260
- ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “merak”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 305
Further reading
- “merak”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay merak, from Classical Malay , from Aslian.
Noun
merak
Javanese
Noun
merak
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from an Austroasiatic language. Compare Mon မြာ် (pəràik, “peacock”), from Old Mon mrek (“peacock”), ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mraik (“peacock”). Compare also Old Javanese mrak.
Pronunciation
Noun
merak (Jawi spelling مرق, plural merak-merak, informal 1st possessive merakku, 2nd possessive merakmu, 3rd possessive meraknya)
- A peafowl.
- The peacock flower.
Compounds
Further reading
- “merak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).
Pronunciation
Noun
mèrāk m (Cyrillic spelling мѐра̄к)
- Desire, yearning, and enjoyment thereof
- Enjoyment of the simple things in life
Declension
Declension of merak
References
- “merak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).
Pronunciation
Noun
merak (definite accusative merakı, plural meraklar)