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Yes. The word erk is a Scrabble US word. The word erk is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is erk a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word erk is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

E1R1K5

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3-letter words (1 found)

ERK,

2-letter words (2 found)

ER,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 4 words from erk according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of erk

erk

Translingual

Symbol

erk

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for South Efate.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of South Efate terms

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

Etymology 1

Claimed to be a respelling of the abbreviation airc for aircraftsman; or else from irk.

Noun

erk (plural erks)

  1. (British, slang) A member of the groundcrew in the RAF.

References

Etymology 2

Interjection

erk

  1. (colloquial) An expression of trepidation; eek.
  2. (Australia, colloquial) An expression of revulsion or disgust; yuck.
Derived terms
  • erky

Anagrams

  • Ker, RKE, ker-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *herkkä. Cognate to Finnish herkkä (“delicate, sensitive”), Livonian erk (“lively”), and Votic herkkõ (“gentle”). See also ere.

Adjective

erk (genitive ergu, partitive erku, comparative ergum, superlative kõige ergum) or
erk (genitive erga, partitive erka, comparative ergam, superlative kõige ergam)

  1. lively, energetic, vivacious
  2. snappy, alert, sharp, ready to react
  3. bright, vivid, intense

Declension

Tocharian B

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

erk ?

  1. (anatomy) testicle

Derived terms

  • erkatse (“painfully”) (possibly)
  • Erkätsole (given name) (possibly)

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “erk”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN

Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *erk. Standard form is a learned borrowing from a classical language, while the dialectal form is directly inherited.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɾc/
  • Hyphenation: erk

Noun

erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)

  1. ability to have a say in (power to influence)
  2. population
  3. The authority or ability of an individual, a society, to dominate, oppress and control other individuals, groups, or societies, interfere with their freedoms, and force them to behave in certain ways. (Exact official meaning in TDK)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “erk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “erk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “erk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
  • “erk”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982

Uyghur

Noun

erk

  1. Latin spelling of ئەرك (erk, “freedom, liberty”)

Uzbek

Noun

erk (plural erklar)

  1. freedom; liberty

Source: wiktionary.org