"ċirku" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪr.ku/ Forms: ċrieki [plural], ċirkijiet [plural], ċrejjek [diminutive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian circu. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|circu}} Borrowed from Sicilian circu Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=ċrejjek|g=m|p=ċrieki|p2=ċirkijiet}} ċirku m (plural ċrieki or ċirkijiet, diminutive ċrejjek)
  1. circle; rim Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ċirku-mt-noun-W~ZzoK~3 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Geometry Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 46 34 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 44 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 41 25 Disambiguation of Geometry: 50 21 29
  2. circus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ċirku-mt-noun-rNjWG2mD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 44 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 41 25
  3. circle (specific group of persons) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ċirku-mt-noun-UGUHnunb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 44 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 41 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ċċerkja, ċerrek

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian circu.",
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        },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɪr.ku/"
    }
  ],
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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian circu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ċrieki",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċirkijiet",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ċrejjek",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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      "word": "ċerrek"
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "rim",
          "rim"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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    },
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      ],
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        "masculine"
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      ],
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          "circle",
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        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɪr.ku/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ċirku"
}

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