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Webster 1913 Edition


Halk

Halk

(ha̤k)
,
Noun.
A nook; a corner.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


halk

halk

English

Noun

halk (plural halks)

  1. (obsolete) A nook; a corner.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)


Hungarian

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒlk]

Adjective

halk (comparative halkabb, superlative leghalkabb)

  1. low (of voices)
  2. muffled

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

Noun

halk (definite accusative halkı, plural halklar)

  1. people

Declension