shyrdak

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noun

A colourful stitched felt rug, traditionally hand-made in Central Asia.

OriginKyrgyz шырдак →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounshyrdak (plural shyrdaks)

plural shyrdaks

  1. A colourful stitched felt rug, traditionally hand-made in Central Asia.

    Mr. Curran places his dance in a warm setting, marked by reds and rusts; a vinyl printed collage of shyrdak felt rugs from the Tien Shan mountains hangs on the back wall, and stencils identical to the patterns from it are projected on to the red stage like textured spotlights.

    2015 October 8, Gia Kourlas, “Review: Seán Curran Company in a Cross-Cultural Exchange”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Kyrgyzшырдак
  2. Englishshyrdak

From Kyrgyz шырдак (şırdak).

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APA

shyrdak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyrdak

MLA

“shyrdak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyrdak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shyrdak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyrdak.

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