kireç

lime, inorganic material containing calcium

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ciɾɛtʃ]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كیرج (kirec, “lime”), from Classical Persian گِرَچ (girač), from Aramaic גִּירָא (gīrā), from Akkadian 𒌋𒀜 (gīru, kīru, “kiln”), from Sumerian 𒌋𒀜 (gir, “kiln”).

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