qok

Albanian

Etymology 1

Deverbative of qok (see below).

Alternative forms

Noun

qok m (plural qokë, definite qoku, definite plural qokët)

  1. Scops owl (Otus scops)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • qokth

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia.

Alternative forms

Verb

qok (aorist qoka, participle qokur)

  1. to tap, peck at
  2. to cut a notch in
  3. to shake hands in a friendly manner
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • qok (see above), qokaç, qokatar, qokë, qokël, qukapik

Further reading

  • qok”, 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) “qok”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]