barkë

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Etymology[edit]

Either from Italian barca (boat, skiff)[1] or Late Latin barca (small watercraft),[2] ultimately from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris, type of boat used in Egypt), itself from Egyptian bꜣjr (transport ship). Tosk variant varkë borrowed from Greek βάρκα (várka).

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barkë f (plural barka, definite barka, definite plural barkat)

  1. boat, skiff

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017), “barkë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 177
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “barkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 18