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erka - Etymological Basque Dictionary-French-Spanish-English
erka
(B) Furrow. Var. of erreka "ravine, brook".
(V) Surco. Var. de erreka "arroyo".
(B) Sillon. Var. de erreka "ravin, ravine".

erkain
End of the finger. From eri "finger" and gain "top, tip".
Yema de dedo. De eri "dedo" y gain "alto, extremidad".
Bout des doigts. De eri "doigt" et gain "haut".

erkale
Ready to give birth. From erdi "to give birth" and gale "wish, want".
Listo de parir. De erdi "parir" y gale "envidia".
Prêt à mettre bas. De erdi "mettre bas" et gale "envie".

erkame
(B, Mic.) Branch. Y. V. Zytsar (Euskara, 1987/2, 319) proposes to analyse the word *e-rka-me where e- would be a prosthetic vowel, rka the stem "horn, branch" (kartvelian rka "horn") on the model of bsq. adar that has the two meanings, -me being a suffix.
(V, Mic.) Ramo. Y. V. Zytsar ( Euskera, 1987/2, 319) propone analisar la palabra *e-rka-me donde e- sería una vocal protética, rka la base "cuerno, rama" (kartvelo rka "cuerno") del mismo tipo que el vasco adar que tiene los dos sentidos, -me siendo un sufijo.
(B, Mic.) Branche. Y. V. Zytsar (Euskera, 1987/2, 319) propose de décomposer ce terme en *e-rka-mee- serait une voyelle prothétique, rka la base "corne, branche" (kartvèle rka "corne") à l’instar du basque adar qui a les deux sens, -me étant un suffixe.

erkapelu
(S) Thimble. From eri "finger" and kapelu "hat, cover".
(S) Dedal. De eri "dedo" y kapelu "sombrero".
(S) Dé à coudre. De eri "doigt" et kapelu "chapeau".

erkatz
Broom (Bot.), broom. Der. erkaztatu "to broom". Var. erratz.
Rusco (Bot.), escoba. Der. erkaztatu "escobar". Var. erratz.
Petit houx (Bot.), balai. Dér. erkaztatu "balayer". Var. erratz.






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