See also: cirî, cìrì, and čiří

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin cēreus (of wax, waxen) (compare French cierge, Italian cero, Spanish cirio), from cēra (wax). Doublet of ceri, a fully-learned borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ciri m (plural ciris)

  1. a long, thick wax candle, often used in religious ceremonies

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See also edit

Further reading edit

  • “ciri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin edit

Verb edit

cīrī

  1. present passive infinitive of ciō

Manado Malay edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ternate ciri

Verb edit

ciri

  1. to fall

Zarma edit

Noun edit

ciri

  1. salt

References edit

  • David Bellama, Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)