cipë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• thipë

Etymology

Either a derivative of cip, or (if from t(ë?)- + *zipë) from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʰwih₂bʰ- (“shame, pudenda”) (though the -p- instead of the expected *-b- remains unexplained). Compare Old English wif (“woman, wife”), Tocharian A kwīpe, Tocharian B kip (“vagina”).

Noun

cipë f

1. shame, pudor
2. membrane

Related terms

• cip