xlokk

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic شَلُوق (šalūq), شَلُوك (šalūk, “southeastern wind”), probably acquired through Italo-Romance, see Italian scirocco. A doublet may be at hand in xellug (“left”), which see.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃlɔk/

Noun

xlokk m

  1. scirocco; sirocco (hot southeastern wind)
  2. the southeast

Coordinate terms
  • (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel)		 grigal
punent
(għarb)		 lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla)		 xlokk
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