mushkëri

Albanian

Alternative forms

• mushkni — Gheg Albanian
• mushkëni — Gheg Albanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s (“mouse; muscle”). Compare Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣká, “testicle, vulva”), Persian مشک (mušk, “lively, eager”), Ancient Greek μύσχον (múskhon, “genitals”), Latin mūsculus (“muscle”), Old Armenian մուկն (mukn, “muscle”).

Noun

mushkëri f (plural mushkëri, definite mushkëria, definite plural mushkëriat)

1. lung