cirî

See also: ciri, cìrì, and čiří

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō, with a change in conjugation or possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *quaerīre. Compare French quérir, Sardinian chèrri, Walloon cweri, Italian chiedere, Romanian cere, Spanish querer.

Verb

cirî (past participle cirût)

1. (transitive) to look for, search for
2. (transitive) to beg