tirk

Albanian

Etymology

Singular form of a more spread plural tirq, cognate to Romanian tureac (“top (of a boot)”), tureatcă. Either an old loanword from an East Germanic language, Gepid or Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌺𐍃 (*þiuhbrōks) (cf. Old High German theobroch (“gaiters”), English thigh, breeches),[1] via Late Latin tubrucus, or, a more probable theory, a derivative of tjerr.[2]

Noun

tirk m (plural tirq, definite tirku, definite plural tirqit)

  1. long male trousers
  2. long male socks

Declension

Declension of tirk
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tirk tirku tirq tirqit
accusative tirkun
dative tirku tirkut tirqve tirqve
ablative tirqsh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tirk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 456-457
  2. ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.182-183

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t̪ʲɪr̺k]

Verb

ti̇̀rk

  1. second-person singular imperative of tirti

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Turkish Türk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪɾk/

Noun

tirk m or f (plural tirkan)

  1. Turk (person from Turkey)
  2. Turk (person of ethnic group)

Usage notes

Historically, Kurds didn't refer to Turks/Ottomans as Turks but "romî" ("Roman") unless it was the Turkish language ("Tirkî"), just as other Iranic languages (compare Persian روم).

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