See also: sqá:q

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *dis-kekja, prefixed form of Proto-Albanian *kekja. Related to Lithuanian kékos (swing), Latvian ķekut (to swing).[1]

Verb

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sqaq (aorist sqaqa, participle sqaqë)

  1. to make weak

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “sqaq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 400

Maltese

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Alternative forms

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  • isqaq (optionally after the article)

Etymology

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From Arabic زُقَاق (zuqāq).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sqaq m (plural sqaqien or squq or sqaqijiet, diminutive sqajjaq)

  1. alley