takira

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

  • tikira

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cēra (wax).

Noun

takira f (plural tikiriw, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⴽⵉⵔⴰ, Arabic spelling تاكيرا)

  1. wax

Inflection

Inflection of takira
singular plural
free state takira tikiriw
annexed state takira tikiriw

Derived terms

  • takira izan (fly excrement)
  • takira n ššjrt (rubber)
  • takira umzzuɣ (earwax)

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 t—ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 2424b, 2676b