Albanian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cocceus, from Latin coccum.[1][2]

Adjective edit

kuq

  1. red
  2. rosy
  3. scarlet, reddish
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit

See also edit

Colors in Albanian · ngjyra (layout · text)
     bardhë      gri, hirtë      zi
             kuqe; skuqem              portokalle; bojë kafe              verdhë; krem; lylc
                          gjelbër; blertë             
             cijan, kaltër              kaltër              blu
             vjollcë; llullaq              magentë; purpurtë              rozë; trëndafil

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Late Latin cocō.

Verb edit

kuq (aorist kuqa, participle kuqur)

  1. to fry, cook
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017), “kuq”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 842
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “kuq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 205

Chitimacha edit

Noun edit

kuq

  1. water
    we kuu ki
    in the water

References edit

  • John Reed Swanton, A Structural and Lexical Comparison of the Tunica, Chitimacha and Atakapa languages (1919): kū
  • Julian Granberry, Modern Chitimacha (Sitimaxa) (2004) (kuq)