qyrek

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كورك (kürek, “shovel, oar, paddle”), ultimately derived from Proto-Turkic *küre- (“to rake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cyˈɾek/
  • Rhymes: -ek

Noun

qyrek m (plural qyrekë, definite qyreku, definite plural qyrekët)

  1. dustpan
  2. garden spade, shovel
  3. shovel with raised edges used for different work (baker's peel, etc.)

Declension

Declension of qyrek
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative qyrek qyreku qyrekë qyrekët
accusative qyrekun
dative qyreku qyrekut qyrekëve qyrekëve
ablative qyrekësh

Further reading

  • “qyrek”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “qyrek”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 385
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