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erg

/ɛʁɡ/

noun, masculine/ɛʁɡ/plural: ergs

erg (desert region)

Borrowed from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq).

noun, masculine/ɛʁɡ/plural: ergs

erg (unit of work done)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).