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

References
  • “qyrek”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “qyrek”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • 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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