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Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ki

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English jerk

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English jerky

From jerk + -y.

Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress. jerky flight
US Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person). jerky guy
colloquial, dated Anxious; jumpy. Marrabel found an ideal crevice for his loot: tight, hidden, accessible. […] His only desire was to recover the coin and get away. But the lady seemed set here, and Marrabel, ignorant of her intentions, made his first bad move. He claimed the chair, fully expecting to be given it at once. […] In str

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ki

Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.

countable, uncountable Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.