tkurr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kurn-, from Proto-Indo-European *kur- (to turn, bend). Cognate to Ancient Greek κυρτός (kurtós, crooked, bent) and Latin curvus (bent, curved).

Verb

tkurr (aorist tkurra, participle tkurrur)

  1. (transitive) to contract, draw together, shrink up
    Antonym: bymej

Conjugation

References

  • Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 220

Further reading

  • tkurr”, 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]‎[2], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “tkurr”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[3]