thikë

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AlbanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Albanian *tsikā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱẽi 'to sharpen'. Compare Armenian սուր ‎(sur, “sharp; knife”). Compare Illyrian sika. Thought to be the source of Latin sica ‎(“dagger”). Also compare German Degen, Old Armenian դակու ‎(daku, “adze, axe”).

NounEdit

thikë f (indefinite plural thika, definite singular thika, definite plural thikat)

1. knife, dagger

Related termsEdit

• thind
• thek
• theks

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