grykë
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Albanian *grīwīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂, from *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). Compare Latvian grĩva (“river mouth”), Serbo-Croatian grȉva (“mane”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgrykë f (plural gryka, definite gryka, definite plural grykat)
- throat
- neck of a bottle or other object
- gulp
- mouth
- barrel of a gun
- (plural only) tonsils
- type of shirt
- collar (of a clothing)
- gorge
- mouth of a river
- gulf
- best part of a dish
- (figurative) beginning of an event, time
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTerms derived from the noun "grykë"
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grykë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126