merak
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).[1][2]
Noun
editmerak m (plural merake, definite meraku) (colloquial)
- great curiosity
- Synonym: kureshtje
- desire, yearning, craving for something
- great worry, concern, anxiety, uneasiness
- Synonym: shqetësim
- love, passion
- care, attention, concern
- Synonym: kujdes
- fear, insecurity
- doubt, suspicion
- Synonym: dyshim
- regret
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “marák”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 260
- ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “merak”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 305
Further reading
edit- “merak”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay merak, from Classical Malay [Term?], from Aslian.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editmerak
Javanese
editNoun
editmerak
Malay
editEtymology
editBorrowed from an Austroasiatic language. Compare Mon မြာ် (pəràik, “peacock”), from Old Mon mrek (“peacock”), ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mraik (“peacock”). Compare also Old Javanese mrak.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmerak (Jawi spelling مرق, plural merak-merak, informal 1st possessive merakku, 2nd possessive merakmu, 3rd possessive meraknya)
- A peafowl.
- The peacock flower.
Compounds
editFurther reading
edit- “merak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmèrāk m (Cyrillic spelling мѐра̄к)
- Desire, yearning, and enjoyment thereof
- Enjoyment of the simple things in life
Declension
editDeclension of merak
References
edit- “merak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmerak (definite accusative merakı, plural meraklar)
Declension
editDerived terms
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- Rhymes:Malay/rak
- Rhymes:Malay/ak
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