hikërr

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *eikrā, an -r derivative of iki (to go). For semantic development compare German gerinnen (to coagulate) from rinnen (to run).[1]

Noun

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hikërr f (plural hikërra, definite hikrra, definite plural hikërrat)

  1. sour milk; buckwheat
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hikërr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 148