чирак

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چراق‎ (çırak), from Persian چراغ‎ (čerâğ).

Noun

чира́к • (čirák) m

  1. apprentice, student

Declension
Declension of чира́к
singular plural
indefinite чира́к
čirák		 чира́ци
čiráci
definite
(subject form)		 чира́кът
čirákǎt		 чира́ците
čirácite
definite
(object form)		 чира́ка
čiráka
vocative form чира́ко
čiráko		 чира́ци
čiráci

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چراق‎ (çırak), from Persian چراغ‎ (čerâğ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiɾak]

Noun

чирак • (čirak) m (plural чираци, feminine чирачка, related adjective чирачки, diminutive чираче)

  1. apprentice

Declension
Declension of чирак
singular plural
indefinite чирак чираци
definite unspecified чиракот чираците
definite proximal чираков чирациве
definite distal чиракон чирацине
vocative чираку чираци
count form — чирака

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چراغ‎ (çirâg, çerâg), from Persian چراغ‎ (čerâğ, “lamp, light, wick”).

Alternative forms
  • чѝрја̄к

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃǐraːk/
  • Hyphenation: чи‧рак

Noun

чѝра̄к m (Latin spelling čìrāk)

  1. (regional) candlestick
  2. (regional) official, clerk
Declension
Declension of чирак
singular plural
nominative чѝра̄к чира́ци
genitive чира́ка чирака
dative чирку чирцима
accusative чирак чирке
vocative чирче чирци
locative чирку чирцима
instrumental чирком чирцима
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چراق‎ (çırak), from Persian چراغ‎ (čerâğ). Akin to чира̀клук.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃǐraːk/
  • Hyphenation: чи‧рак

Noun

чѝра̄к m (Latin spelling čìrāk)

  1. (regional) apprentice, student, pupil
  2. (regional) servant
Declension
Declension of чирак
singular plural
nominative чирак чираци
genitive чирака чирака
dative чирку чирцима
accusative чирак чирке
vocative чирче чирци
locative чирку чирцима
instrumental чирком чирцима
Synonyms

References
  • “чирак” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Škaljić, Abdulah (1966) Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Sarajevo: Svjetlost, page 177
  • “чирак”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 6, Друго фототипско издање edition, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 882
  • Речник српскога језика (2007, Прво издање), Нови Сад: Матица српска, page 1517
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