different between ferk vs erk

English

Verb

ferk (third-person singular simple present ferks, present participle ferking, simple past and past participle ferked)

1. Alternative form of firk

Anagrams

• f**ker, kerf

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