Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tšārnā, from pre-Albanian *kʷērsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥snós ‎(“black”) (compare Lithuanian kir̃snas, Russian чёрный ‎(čërnyj), Pashto kī́n ‘left’). Compare also Romanian cioară, Aromanian cioarã, tsoarã, Friulian çore, Tarantino ciola, Sicilian and Neapolitan ciaula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔr(ə)/