چرک

See also: جزگ, چرگ, and خرک

Persian

Etymology 1

From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani çörək, Turkish çörek and Turkmen çörek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃoˈɾæk]

Noun
Dari چرک, چورک
Iranian Persian
Tajik чӯрак

چرک • (čorak)

  1. (rare, regional) bread
Synonyms
  • چورک (čurak)
  • نان (nân)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“black, dirty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃeɾk/
  • (Sistani) IPA(key): /tʃæɾk/

Adjective
Dari چرک
Iranian Persian
Tajik чирк

چرک • (čerk)

  1. dirty

Noun

چرک • (čerk)

  1. pus
  2. dirt
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Georgian: ჩირქი (čirki)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: چرك (çirk)
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