dudë

See also dude

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *duh-duh, from Proto-Indo-European *dheu ' to reel, dissipate, blow'. Compare Old Frisian dud (“anesthetization”), Old Norse doðna (“become insensitive”), Old English dydrian (“deceive”), dydring (“yolk”).

Noun

dudë m

1. gum

Related terms

• dudësh

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *duda, from Turkish duda, probably from Proto-Indo-European *dheuḫdh- 'whirl, shake, confuse through another'. Compare Ancient Greek θύσανος (“tassel”), Danish dudde (“ryegrass, darnel”), English dodder (“any plant of the genus Cuscuta; any of various choking or climbing weeds”).

Noun

dudë f

1. ripe blackberry

Related terms

• dënjë
• duf