چرک

See also: جزگ, چرگ, and خرک

Persian

Etymology 1

From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani çörək, Turkish çörek and Turkmen çörek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃoˈɾæk]

Noun

Dari	چرک, چورک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	чӯрак

چرک • (čorak)

1. (rare, regional) bread

Synonyms

• چورک (čurak)
• نان (nân)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“black, dirty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃeɾk/
• (Sistani) IPA^(key): /tʃæɾk/

Adjective

Dari	چرک
Iranian Persian
Tajik	чирк

چرک • (čerk)

1. dirty

Noun

چرک • (čerk)

1. pus
2. dirt

Synonyms

• ریم (rim)
• کرس (kars)

Descendants

• → Georgian: ჩირქი (čirki)
• → Ottoman Turkish: چرك (çirk)
  • Turkish: çirk