merak
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).[1][2]
Noun edit
merak 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 edit
References 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Malay merak, from Classical Malay [Term?], from Aslian.
Noun edit
merak
Javanese edit
Noun edit
merak
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed 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 edit
Noun edit
merak (Jawi spelling مرق, plural merak-merak, informal 1st possessive merakku, 2nd possessive merakmu, 3rd possessive meraknya)
- A peafowl.
- The peacock flower.
Compounds edit
Further reading edit
- “merak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mèrāk m (Cyrillic spelling мѐра̄к)
- Desire, yearning, and enjoyment thereof
- Enjoyment of the simple things in life
Declension edit
Declension of merak
References edit
- “merak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish مراق (merak).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
merak (definite accusative merakı, plural meraklar)