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čiriklo

/t͡ʃiɹiklo/

čiriklo noun: a háček (marking palatalisation when written atop a consonant, iotation when written atop a vowel).

Noun

čiriklo

(rare) A háček (marking palatalisation when written atop a consonant, iotation when written atop a vowel).
- Preyotization is indicated by means of the “čiriklo” ˇ.1990, Roma, Roma Publications, page 43
- Palatalisation of d, l, n, t is marked only by a čiriklo (ˇ) (term coined by M. Courtiade).1995, Yaron Matras, editor, Romani in Contact, J. Benjamins, →ISBN, page 197, →ISBN

Examples of čiriklo in a sentence

RS follows standard East European practice of using the wedge (haček, čiriklo) to indicate the strident palatals (š, ž, č, ǆ).1997, Victor A. Friedman, “Linguistic form and content in the Romani-language press of the Republic of Macedonia”, in Yaron Matras, Peter...
j or haček (čiriklo) over following vowel2003, Victor A. Friedman, Turkish in Macedonia and Beyond, page 157:

Origin of čiriklo

Borrowed from Romani ćiriklo (“bird, sparrow; háček”); compare ̼ (seagull).

Questions about čiriklo

What does čiriklo mean?: Čiriklo means a háček (marking palatalisation when written atop a consonant, iotation when written atop a vowel).
How do you use čiriklo in a sentence?: RS follows standard East European practice of using the wedge (haček, čiriklo) to indicate the strident palatals (š, ž, č, ǆ).
What part of speech is čiriklo?: Čiriklo is a noun.
How do you pronounce čiriklo?: Čiriklo is pronounced /t͡ʃiɹiklo/.

Words near čiriklo in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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