Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Bulgarian кълк (kǎlk) оr Macedonian колк (kolk) ("hip").[1]

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Noun

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këllk m (plural këllqe, definite këllku, definite plural këllqet)

  1. (anatomy) hip
  2. (anatomy) hip bone
  3. (figurative, plurale tantum) power, ability, skill

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “këllk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 177