taraġ
Maltese
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| t-r-ġ |
| 1 term |
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic دَرَج (daraj), plural of دَرَجة (daraja), whence the Maltese singulative. The t- is by dissimilation against the -ġ- (as in tiġieġ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]taraġ m (collective, singulative tarġa, plural turġien or truġ, paucal tarġiet)
- stair(s), step(s)
- (agriculture) terrace(s) (bank of earth on a hill) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)