ırk

See also: irk and Irk

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عرق ('ırk), from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɯɾk/

Noun

ırk (definite accusative ırkı, plural ırklar)

1. race (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage)
2. lineage, descent, stock
3. (biology) strain
4. (obsolete) nation, kinfolk

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ırk
Definite accusative	ırkı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ırk	ırklar
Definite accusative	ırkı	ırkları
Dative	ırka	ırklara
Locative	ırkta	ırklarda
Ablative	ırktan	ırklardan
Genitive	ırkın	ırkların

Synonyms

• (lineage): soy
• (strain): soy

Derived terms

• ırkçı
• ırkçılık
• ırktaş