cirit

(Anglès)

  1. The game in which players on horseback throw javelins with blunted ends at their opponents to score points.
  2. The javelin used in this game.

Freqüència

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/d͡ʒiˈɾit/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish جرید (cerid, cirid, cirit, “stick, dart, javelin”), from Arabic جَرِيد (jarīd, “defoliated palm, javelin”). Cognates include Armenian ջիրիդ (ǰirid), Azerbaijani cirit, Bulgarian джирит (džirit), English jereed, Polish dziryt, Serbo-Croatian џирит.

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