thua
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
Apocope of *thuan, from Proto-Albanian *(a)tsāna,[1]from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) (compare Lithuanian ašnìs (“blade edge”), Ancient Greek ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine thistle”), English awn (“bristle of barley”)).
Noun edit
thua m (plural thonj, definite thoi, definite plural thonjtë)
- (anatomy) nail (of the body), fingernail, toenail
Declension edit
Declension of thua
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “thua”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 481
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
thua f
- Lenited form of tua.
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 輸 (“to lose”, SV: thâu).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰuə˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰuə˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰuə˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Verb edit
- to lose
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Derived terms