کرک

See also: گرک, گرگ, كرك, and گرك

Brahui

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Tamil கரை (karai, “shore”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

کَرَّک (karrak)

1. bank, shore

Further reading

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “1293”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Mazanderani

Noun

کرک (kërk)

1. chicken
2. hen

Persian

Etymology 1

A Turkic borrowing, equivalent to Ottoman Turkish كورك (kürk, “fur”).

Alternative forms

• کلک (kolk)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kuɾk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊɾk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʊɾk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰʊɾk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰuɾk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoɹkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuɾk]

Readings
Classical reading?	kurk
Dari reading?	kurk
Iranian reading?	kork
Tajik reading?	kurk

Noun

کرک • (kork) (plural کرک‌ها (kork-hâ))

1. fur, down hair

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian [Term?]. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.ˈɾak]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾǽk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾǽk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾǽk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾǽk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.ɹǽkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾǽk]

Readings
Classical reading?	karak
Dari reading?	karak
Iranian reading?	karak
Tajik reading?	karak

Noun

کرک • (karak) (plural کرک‌ها (karak-hâ))

1. quail

   Synonyms: بلدرچین (belderčin), بدبده (badbade)

Etymology 3

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠kark⁠/); cognate with Khotanese kṛṅga- (“cock”), Mazanderani کرک (kërk), etc.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [kaɾk]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾk]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾk]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾk]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾk]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæɹkʲ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰäɾk]

Readings
Classical reading?	kark
Dari reading?	kark
Iranian reading?	kark
Tajik reading?	kark

Noun

کرک • (kark) (plural کرک‌ها (kark-hâ))

1. hen

   Synonym: مرغ (morğ)

Ushojo

Noun

کرک (kark)

1. crowd

   Synonym: اجدھام (ajdhām)