Etymology

nark

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Angloromani nok ← Romani nakh ← Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓
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nark · noun, verb1

  1. Sauraseni Prakrit · derived from𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓
  2. Romani · derived fromnakh
  3. Angloromani · borrowed fromnok“nose”
  4. English todaynark

Uncertain. Perhaps from Angloromani nok (“nose”), from Romani nakh, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka), ultimately a doublet of nose.

nark · noun2

See narc.

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