tirk

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Albanian

Etymology

Singular form of a more spread plural tirq, cognate to Romanian tureac (top (of a boot)), tureatcă. Either an old loanword from an East Germanic language, Gepid or Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌺𐍃 (*þiuhbrōks) (cf. Old High German theobroch (gaiters), English thigh, breeches),[1] via Late Latin tubrucus, or, a more probable theory, a derivative of tjerr.[2]

Noun

tirk m (plural tirqe, definite tirku, definite plural tirqet)

  1. long male trousers
  2. long male socks

Declension

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tirk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 456-457
  2. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.182-183

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Turkish Türk

Pronunciation

Noun

tirk m or f (plural tirkan)

  1. Turk (person from Turkey)
  2. Turk (person of ethnic group)