Sark

See also: sark, särk, and şark

English

Etymology

Unknown, but see Wikipedia. Richard Coates has suggested derivation from Proto-Semitic, although this is considered unlikely.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /sɑːk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) enPR: särk, IPA^(key): /sɑɹk/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k

Proper noun

Sark

One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe.

Related terms

Sercquiais

Translations

island

Arabic: سَارك (sārk)
Bengali: সার্ক (śark)
French: Sercq (fr)
Norman: Saerq (Guernsey), Ser (continental Normandy), Sèr (Jersey)

Anagrams

AKRs, Kars, arks, kars, ksar, skar

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