cirit.
The game in which players on horseback throw javelins with blunted ends at their opponents to score points.
Meaning & usage
The game in which players on horseback throw javelins with blunted ends at their opponents to score points.
The javelin used in this game.
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish جرید (cerid, cirid, cirit, “stick, dart, javelin”), from Arabic جَرِيد (jarīd, “defoliated palm, javelin”). Cognates include Armenian ջիրիդ (ǰirid), Azerbaijani cirit, Bulgarian джирит (džirit), English jereed, Polish dziryt, Serbo-Croatian џирит.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.