different between zerk vs merk

English

Etymology

After Austrian-born American inventor Oscar U. Zerk.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /z?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /z??k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Noun

zerk (plural zerks)

1. A grease nipple.
   • 2005, Roger Welsch, From Tinkering to Torquing, page 99,

     The moral is, if you don't keep grease in those zerks, you're going to be replacing some expensive parts. To grease through a zerk, you simply push the business end of a grease gun onto the zerk—it will pop right on with a little pressure—and work the handle until a bit of grease can be seen oozing out of the joint you are lubricating.

   • 2007, Jim Allen, Jeep 4X4 Performance Handbook, page 97,

     A lot depends on which type of greaseable U-joint we are talking about. There are two basic types, those that have a zerk fitting at the center of the cross and those that are drilled but have the zerk in the cap. A tiny hole drilled down the center of a U-joint has no effect on strength but a zerk at the cross does.

   • 2014, Tim Gilles, Automotive Service: Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, 5th Edition, page 206,

     Figure 14.12 Wipe off the end of a zerk fitting before attaching the grease gun.

Anagrams

• Rezk

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?erk/

Pronoun

zerk

1. ergative indefinite of zer; what

Usage notes

See nork.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sarc, serc, from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sarkophágos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?rk/
• Hyphenation: zerk
• Rhymes: -?rk

Noun

zerk m (plural zerken, diminutive zerkje n)

1. gravestone, headstone

Synonyms

• grafsteen

Derived terms

• grafzerk

References

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• zerik

Noun

zerk f

1. yolk

See also

• zerde f
• zerdik f
• zere f
• zerik f

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Etymology 1

Noun

merk (plural merks)

1. Obsolete spelling of mark
2. (Scotland) Alternative form of mark

Etymology 2

Verb

merk (third-person singular simple present merks, present participle merking, simple past and past participle merked)

1. Alternative spelling of murk (“to murder”)
2. (African-American Vernacular, slang) to run
   • 2014 "How Poor Young Black Men Run from the Police", Alice Goffman, pub. Vice.com May 8, 2014: "If you hear the law coming, you merk on [run away from] them niggas."

Anagrams

• kmer

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?rk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch marc, merc, from Proto-Germanic *mark? (“mark, sign”), cognate with English mark, German Mark.

Noun

merk n (plural merken, diminutive merkje n)

1. mark
2. logo
3. brand

Derived terms

• brandmerk
• handelsmerk
• kenmerk
• oogmerk

Related terms

• merken

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: merek

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

merk

1. first-person singular present indicative of merken
2. imperative of merken

Anagrams

• kerm

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?rk/

Noun

mèrk (first-person possessive merkku, second-person possessive merkmu, third-person possessive merknya)

1. Nonstandard form of merek.

Further reading

• “merk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

merk

1. imperative of merke

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

merk c (plural merken, diminutive merkje)

1. market

Further reading

• “merk (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011