giara
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”).
Noun
giara f (plural giare)
- jar
- crock
Anagrams
- Agira, Argia, agirà, ragia, ragià
Sardinian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒara/
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Italian giara.
Noun
giara f (plural giaras)
- jar
Etymology 2
Unclear. Either part of the alleged Nuragic substrate, or from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew יַעַר (yaʿar, “forest, woods”).
Noun
giara f (plural giaras)
- plateau
- valley
References
- “giara” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it