xlokk

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Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic شَلُوق (šalūq), شَلُوك (šalūk, “southeastern wind”), probably acquired through Italo-Romance, see Italian scirocco. A doublet may be at hand in xellug (“left”), which see.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xlokk m

  1. scirocco; sirocco (hot southeastern wind)
  2. the southeast

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
majjistral tramuntana
(xmiel) 		grigal
punent
(għarb) 		lvant
(xerq)
lbiċ nofsinhar
(qibla) 		xlokk
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