duhi

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic доухъ (duxŭ, spirit), Serbo-Croatian duh (ghost, spirit). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (breath, spirit); compare its o-grade counterpart *dъxъ (breath, whiff).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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duhi f (plural duhi, definite duhia, definite plural duhitë)

  1. storm
  2. vigor, burst

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “duhi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 416
  2. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “duhi”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 133