Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *skurbā, cognate to Lithuanian skerbiù (to cut deep), Latvian šķirba (fissure, slot).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hurbë f (plural hurba, definite hurba, definite plural hurbat)

  1. sip

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hurbë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 152