hurbë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *skurbā, cognate to Lithuanian skerbiù (“to cut deep”), Latvian šķirba (“fissure, slot”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [huːɾb]

Noun

hurbë f (plural hurba, definite hurba, definite plural hurbat)

  1. sip

Derived terms

  • hurb
  • hurba-hurba
  • hurbat

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hurbë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 152
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