darë

See also: dare

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *daknā, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”). Cognate to Ancient Greek δάκνω (dáknō, “to bite”) and Old High German zanga (“tongs”).[1]

Noun

darë f (plural darë)

  1. tongs
    Synonyms: mashë, cimbidh
  2. pincers
  3. pliers
    Synonym: pincë

Derived terms

  • Darëzezë

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) “darë”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 122

Kamkata-viri

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *dwāraka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈɾɘ/

Noun

darë (Kamviri, Western Kata-viri)[1]

  1. doorjambs

References

  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “dâr′a”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[2]
  • Jakob Halfmann (2023) Lād "law": a Bactrian loanword in the Nuristani languages, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, United Kingdom, page 5
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