taraġ

Maltese
Root
t-r-ġ
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic دَرَج (daraj), plural of دَرَجة (daraja), whence the Maltese singulative. The t- is by dissimilation against the -ġ- (as in tiġieġ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈta.rat͡ʃ/

Noun

taraġ m (collective, singulative tarġa, plural turġien or truġ, paucal tarġiet)

  1. stair(s), step(s)
  2. (agriculture) terrace(s) (bank of earth on a hill) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
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