different between erk vs erw

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh erw.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /??ru/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?e?ru/, /??ru/

Noun

erw (plural erws or erwau)

1. (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre.

Anagrams

• Rew, WER, rew, wer

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *arw? (compare Breton erv, Cornish erow), from Proto-Indo-European *h?erh?-wo- (“plowable”) (compare Old Irish arbor, Latin arvum).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /??ru/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?e?ru/, /??ru/

Noun

erw f (plural erwau)

1. acre

   Synonyms: acer, cyfair

2. (obsolete) medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq. ft. or about ¹?₄ acre

Mutation

References

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “erw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies