Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibilities include:

  1. Akin to Lithuanian šliùrti (to become dirty), with the terms sharing a tentative late root Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-r-.[1]
  2. Akin to Lithuanian krèkti (to coagulate, clot).[2]
  3. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كیر (kir, dirt).[3]

Noun

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qurra f pl

  1. snot, snivel

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qurra”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 364
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (1986) “qurra”, in Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 65
  3. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱür̄ε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 232

Further reading

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  • “qurra”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980