nerka

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UK/ˈnɜːkə/US/ˈnɝkə/

noun

A sockeye salmon.

OriginRussian не́рка ← Finnish nieriä →
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Meanings

nounnerka (plural nerkas)

plural nerkas

  1. A sockeye salmon.

    This Salmon was a Nerka, and was a tame fish indeed.

    1892, W. A. Perry, American Game Fishes, page 78

Origin

  1. Finnishnieriä“arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus”
  2. Russianне́рка
  3. Englishnerka

Borrowed from Russian не́рка (nérka) from Finnish nieriä (“arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus”).

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Cite this entry
APA

nerka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerka

MLA

“nerka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nerka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerka.

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