ciri

See also: cirî, cìrì, and čiří

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cēreus (“of wax, waxen”) (compare French cierge, Italian cero, Spanish cirio), from cēra (“wax”). Doublet of ceri, a fully-learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɾi/

Noun

ciri m (plural ciris)

  1. a long, thick wax candle, often used in religious ceremonies

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “ciri” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Verb

cīrī

  1. present passive infinitive of ciō

Zarma

Noun

ciri

  1. salt

References
  • David Bellama, Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)
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