klerk

From Late Latin clēricus (“a priest, clergyman, cleric, also generally a learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “(adj. in church jargon) of the clergy”), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance,” originally “a shard used in casting lots”).

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• Rhymes: -ɛrk

klerk m (plural klerken, diminutive klerkje n)

1. clerk

• → Indonesian: klerek
• → Papiamentu: klerk (dated)

klerk

1. indefinite accusative singular of klerkur

Borrowed from English clerk, from Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós). Doublet of klerigo.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkleɾk/ [ˈkləɹk]
• Rhymes: -eɾk
• Syllabification: klerk

klerk (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜇ᜔ᜃ᜔)

1. clerk

   Synonym: kawani

• “klerk”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “klerk”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018