lëkurë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• likurë — Gheg [liquɾə] (Skopje)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian * ̊kurā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keuh₁- (“to cover (over), wrap (up)”). Cognate to Ancient Greek σκύλος (skúlos, “fell, pell, rind”), Latin corium (“leather, skin”). Related to lakur (“skin”) (now dialectal). See also lakuriq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈkuɾ(ə)/, [ləˈkuɹ(ə)]

Noun

lëkurë f (definite lëkura)

1. (anatomy) skin
2. leather

   Synonym: meshin