wirk

Maltese

Root
w-r-k
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وِرْك (wirk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪrk/

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Noun

wirk m (dual wirkejn, plural uriek, diminutive wrejjek)

1. (anatomy) thigh

   Synonym: koxxa

Scots

Alternative forms

• wark

Etymology

From Old English weorc (noun), wyrcan (verb).

Verb

wirk (third-person singular simple present wirks, present participle wirkin, simple past wirkt, past participle wirkt)

1. work
2. ~ (up)on affect, have an influence on