dikë

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Albanian

Etymology

Unclear, a borrowing from Serbo-Croatian dika (“pride, glory”) has been proposed, but with semantic issues.[1] Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *dīkā. Cognate to Lithuanian dykas (“iddle, empty”), Proto-Slavic *dikъ (“wild”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dikë f (plural dika, definite dika, definite plural dikat)

  1. great desire, lust, envy

References

  1. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “dikë”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 85
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