шіркеу

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	شىركەۋ
Cyrillic	шіркеу
Latin	şırkeu
Yañalif	cjrkeu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɘr.ˈkʲew/, [ʂɘr.ˈkʲew]
• Hyphenation: шір‧кеу

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian це́рковь (cérkovʹ). Cognate with Bashkir сиркәү (sirkəw), Kildin Sami цэ̄ркав (cērkav), Kyrgyz чиркөө (cirköö), Skolt Sami ceerkav, etc.

Noun

шіркеу • (şırkeu)

1. (Christianity) church

Etymology 2

Noun

шіркеу • (şırkeu)

1. veil, cover-up for embarrassment

   бетке шіркеу болу

   betke şırkeu bolu

   to lose face; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace