"ċirku" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪr.ku/ Forms: ċrieki [plural], ċirkijiet [plural], ċrejjek [diminutive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian circu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|mt|scn|circu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sicilian circu, {{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 Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-ċirku-mt-noun-W~ZzoK~3 Disambiguation of Geometry: 57 21 22 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 49 33 17
  2. circus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ċirku-mt-noun-rNjWG2mD
  3. circle (specific group of persons) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ċirku-mt-noun-UGUHnunb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ċċerkja, ċerrek

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ċirku meaning in Maltese (1.8kB)

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