Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sicilian furca and/or Italian forca, both from Latin furca.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

forka f (plural forok)

  1. gallows, gibbet

Turkish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Laz ჶორკა (forǩa).

Noun edit

forka (Rize, Artvin)

  1. dress

Related terms edit

References edit

  • Öztürk, Özhan (2005) “forka”, in Karadeniz: Ansiklopedik Sözlük [Black Sea: Encyclopaedic Dictionary]‎[1] (in Turkish), volume I, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, page 393a
  • Salman, Fikri (2007) “Günümüzde Rize ve civarında görülen geleneksel giysiler [Traditional clothes of Rize and its environment]”, in Güzel Sanatlar Enstitüsü Dergisi[2] (in Turkish), volume 19, Erzurum, page 186 of 177–202