See also: جزگ, چرگ, and خرک

Azerbaijani

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Noun

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چرک (çirk) (definite accusative چرکی (çirki), plural چرکلر (çirklər))

  1. Arabic spelling of çirk (dirt, filth)

Declension

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Persian

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Etymology 1

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From Turkic. Compare Azerbaijani çörək, Turkish çörek and Turkmen çörek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dari چرک, چورک
Iranian Persian
Tajik чӯрак

چرک (čorak)

  1. (rare, regional) bread
    Synonyms: چورک (čurak), نان (nân)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *kers- (black, dirty).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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Dari چرک
Iranian Persian
Tajik чирк

چرک (čerk)

  1. dirty

Noun

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چرک (čerk)

  1. pus
  2. dirt
Synonyms
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Descendants
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  • Georgian: ჩირქი (čirki)
  • Ottoman Turkish: چرك (çirk)