traik

English

Noun

traik (countable and uncountable, plural traiks)

(Scots) misfortune
(Scots) plague, pestilence
(Scots) mutton from a sheep that has died rather than being slaughtered

Verb

traik (third-person singular simple present traiks, present participle traiking, simple past and past participle traiked)

(Scots) To decline in health

Anagrams

IARTK, iktar, kirat, krait, takir

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

English track.

Noun

traik

(anatomy) the sole of the foot
(anatomy) the foot

Usage notes

Dialectal differences between meaning “the sole” and “the entire foot”.

References

Language in Australia, By Suzanne Romaine, 1991, page 191–192

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