qroqqa
Maltese
FWOTD – 17 October 2014
Qroqqa
Etymology
From Arabic. Compare "qərqa" and rural Syrian Arabic "krikka".[1] Ultimately onomatopoetic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔrɔʔːɐ/
Noun
qroqqa f (plural qrejjaq)
- laying or brooding hen
Related terms
- tiġieġa
- fellus
References
- Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte, Band I: Mensch, Natur, Flora und Fauna. Brill, 2010.