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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian tzirke, tzerke, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).
Pronunciation
Noun
tsjerke c (plural tsjerken, diminutive tsjerkje)
- church
Derived terms
- in toponyms:
Further reading
- “tsjerke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011