fërkoj

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin fricō.[1] Compare Romanian freca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fəɾˈkɔj/

Verb

fërkój (aorist fërkova, participle fërkuar) (transitive)

  1. to rub
  2. to caress
    Synonyms: përkëdhel, ledhatoj

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fërkoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 96

Further reading

  • fërkoj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “fërkoj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]