nduk

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *duk-, from Proto-Indo-European *deuk- (“to draw”). Cognate to Gothic tiuhan (“to draw”).

Verb

nduk (aorist nduka, participle ndukur)

1. to draw (out), pull up, pluck

Derived terms

• zhduk

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Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗuk˥/
• Tone numbers: nduk⁷
• Hyphenation: nduk

Etymology 1

Verb

nduk (Sawndip forms 𰘙 or ⿱𥫗腐 or ⿰毒独 or 蝳 or ⿰腐各 or 浞 or 柮 or ⿰出朽 or 𭫆 or 凟 or ⿱奴灬 or 𰪋 or 𠯿 or 梇 or ⿱烂独, 1957–1982 spelling ƌuk)

1. to rot; to decay

Adjective

nduk (Sawndip forms 𰘙 or ⿱𥫗腐 or ⿰毒独 or 蝳 or ⿰腐各 or 浞 or 柮 or ⿰出朽 or 𭫆 or 凟 or ⿱奴灬 or 𰪋 or 𠯿 or 梇 or ⿱烂独, 1957–1982 spelling ƌuk)

1. rotten; decayed
2. vicious; ruthless; malicious; malevolent

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *C̥.dukᴰ (“bone”).

Alternative forms

• ndok

Noun

nduk (classifier aen, Sawndip forms ⿰月𣈉 or ⿰月督, 1957–1982 spelling ƌuk)

1. bone

Etymology 3

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