cirit

Meaning

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.

Concepts

javelin

dart

🎯

jereed

spear

wild sow

Synonyms

mızrak

harbe

kargı

Translations

Speer

speer

javelot

giavellotto

jabalina

javelina

ακόντιο

Wurfspieß

laie

Wurfspeer

lance

lancer du javelot

djérid

lóngchi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒiˈɾit/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: جرید

Cognate with Armenian: ջիրիդ

Cognate with Azerbaijani: cirit

Cognate with Bulgarian: джирит

Cognate with English: jereed

Cognate with Polish: dziryt

Cognate with Serbo-Croatian: џирит

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.