different between erk vs erke

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)k

Etymology 1

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Noun

erk (plural erks)

1. (Britain, slang) a member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
   • 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Nine, p. 345,^[1]

     But I wasn’t accepted for flying duty—eyesight failed me. Neither was Frank, which, I’m ashamed to say, I found a relief. We were both channelled as aircrafthands, known to everyone as erks.

Etymology 2

Interjection

erk

1. Expressing trepidation; eek.

Anagrams

• Ker, RKE, ker-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *herkkä. Cognate to Finnish herkkä (“delicate, sensitive”), Livonian erk (“lively”), and Votic herkka (“gentle”). See also ere.

Adjective

erk (genitive ergu, partitive erku) orerk (genitive erga, partitive erka)

1. lively, energetic, vivacious
2. snappy, alert, sharp, ready to react
3. bright, vivid, intense

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

From ermek ("to reach")

Noun

erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)

1. ability to have a say in (power to influence)

Declension

Derived terms

• erke
• erkek

Uzbek

Noun

erk (plural erklar)

1. freedom; liberty

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

erke

1. pert
2. spoiled by overindulgence

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?æ???k??]

Noun

érke f

1. instrumental singular of erk?
2. vocative singular of erk?

Mapudungun

Adjective

erke (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. similar, alike

Conjunction

erke (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. just as, just like

Preposition

erke (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. same as, like, as

Middle English

Etymology

Compare English irk.

Adjective

erke

1. erke, slothful
   • c. 1370s. Unknown, The Romaunt of Rose. 4865-8.

     Therfore set Kinde therin delyt,

     For men therin shulde hem deltye,

     And of that dede be not erke,

     But ofte sythes haunt that werke.

Descendants

• English: erke

Turkish

Etymology

From erk

Noun

erke (definite accusative erkeyi, plural erkeler)

1. (physics) energy
2. (psychology) power for success

Declension