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tirk

tirk

Albanian

Noun

tirk m (indefinite plural tirqe, definite singular tirku, definite plural tirqet)

  1. long male trousers
  2. long male socks
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References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “tirk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 456-457
  2. ↑ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.182-183

Etymology

Singular form of a more spread plural tirq, cognate to Romanian tureac ‎(“top (of a boot)”), tureatcă. Either an old loanword from an East Germanic language, Gepid or Gothic þiuhbrōks ‎(þiuhbrōks) (cf. Old High German theobroch ‎(“gaiters”), English thigh, breeches)[1], via Late Latin tubrucus, or, alternatively a derivative of tjerr[2].

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