javlak

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic جَوْلَق (jawlaq), variant of جُوَالِق (juwāliq).

Noun

javlak m (plural jvalek or jvelík)

  1. large sack

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 191
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