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чирак

//tʃǐraːk//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Latinica: čirakone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    regionalcandlestick
  2. 2.
    regionalofficial, clerk
  3. 3.
    regionalapprentice, student, pupil
  4. 4.
    regionalservant

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • све̑ћња̄к
  • свије̑ћња̄к
  • ка̑лфа
  • шѐгрт

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چراغ (çirâg, çerâg), from Persian چراغ (čerâġ, “lamp, light, wick”).

Forms

  • чѝра̄кanimate • canonical • inanimate • masculine
  • čìrākromanization
  • чѝрја̄кalternative
  • чѝра̄кanimate • canonical • masculine

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