sarki
See also: särki, sarķī, sarķi, şarkı, and Sarki
English
Etymology
From Hausa sarkī.
Noun
sarki (plural sarkis)
- (Nigeria) The emir of a Hausa-Fulani emirate.
Derived terms
- sarkiship
Anagrams
- Krisa, Sikar, kisra, krais, raiks, rakis, raksi
Hausa
Sarkin Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. (Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.)
Etymology
Compare Warji sààrá (“emir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sáɽ.kíː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sáɽ.cíː]
Noun
sarkī m (feminine saraunìyā, plural sarākunā̀ or sàràkai, possessed form sarkin)
- emir, king, chief
- boss, leader
- (card games) ace
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃɒrki]
- Hyphenation: sar‧ki
- Rhymes: -ki
Etymology 1
sark (“pole”) + -i (adjective-forming suffix)
Adjective
sarki (not comparable)
- polar, arctic
- sarki fény ― aurora
- a hosszú sarki éjszaka ― the long polar night
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sarki | sarkiak |
| accusative | sarkit | sarkiakat |
| dative | sarkinak | sarkiaknak |
| instrumental | sarkival | sarkiakkal |
| causal-final | sarkiért | sarkiakért |
| translative | sarkivá | sarkiakká |
| terminative | sarkiig | sarkiakig |
| essive-formal | sarkiként | sarkiakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | sarkiban | sarkiakban |
| superessive | sarkin | sarkiakon |
| adessive | sarkinál | sarkiaknál |
| illative | sarkiba | sarkiakba |
| sublative | sarkira | sarkiakra |
| allative | sarkihoz | sarkiakhoz |
| elative | sarkiból | sarkiakból |
| delative | sarkiról | sarkiakról |
| ablative | sarkitól | sarkiaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | sarkié | sarkiaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | sarkiéi | sarkiakéi |
Derived terms
Compound words
- Északi-sarki-óceán
Expressions
- sarki búvár
- sarki hófajd
Etymology 2
sarok (“corner; heel”) + -i (adjective-forming suffix)
Adjective
sarki (not comparable)
- corner (attributive)
- sarki lámpaoszlop ― corner lamp post
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sarki | sarkiak |
| accusative | sarkit | sarkiakat |
| dative | sarkinak | sarkiaknak |
| instrumental | sarkival | sarkiakkal |
| causal-final | sarkiért | sarkiakért |
| translative | sarkivá | sarkiakká |
| terminative | sarkiig | sarkiakig |
| essive-formal | sarkiként | sarkiakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | sarkiban | sarkiakban |
| superessive | sarkin | sarkiakon |
| adessive | sarkinál | sarkiaknál |
| illative | sarkiba | sarkiakba |
| sublative | sarkira | sarkiakra |
| allative | sarkihoz | sarkiakhoz |
| elative | sarkiból | sarkiakból |
| delative | sarkiról | sarkiakról |
| ablative | sarkitól | sarkiaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | sarkié | sarkiaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | sarkiéi | sarkiakéi |
Further reading
- sarki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ido
Noun
sarki
- plural of sarko
Latvian
Verb
sarki
- 2nd person singular past indicative form of sarkt
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English shark.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsar.ki/
Noun
sarki
- shark